S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S

DEFROST

Use this feature to defrost ground meat, steaks, chops and poultry automatically.

•Suppose you want to defrost a 2.0 lb steak.

P R O C E D U R E

1 Touch DEFROST pad.

Select desired food by

2touching number pad.

(Ex. Touch for steak/chops.)

Enter weight by touching the

3 number pads and . (Ex. 2.0 lbs steak)

4Touch START pad.

The oven will stop so that the food can be checked.

After the 1st stage, open the door.

5Turn steak over and shield any warm por- tions. Close the door.

Touch START pad.

After the 2nd stage, open the door. Shield

6any warm portions. Close the door. Touch START pad.

7After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as indicated in chart below.

NOTE:

1. If you attempt to enter more or less than the al-

lowed amount (0.5-3.0 lbs), EE will appear in the display.

2.Defrost can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. Touch POWER LEVEL once or twice before touching START. See page 14.

3.To defrost other foods or foods above or below the weights allowed on Defrost Chart below, use time and 30% power. See Manual Defrost on page 11.

DEFROST CHART

F O O D

A M O U N T

P R O C E D U R E

1. Ground Meat

.5-2.0 lbs

Remove any thawed pieces after each stage.

 

 

Let stand, covered, 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Steaks/Chops

.5-3.0 lbs

After each stage of defrost cycle, rearrange and if there are warm or

 

 

thawed portions, shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove

 

 

any meat that is nearly defrosted.

 

 

Let stand, covered, 10 to 20 minutes.

3. Boneless

.5-2.0 lbs

Use boneless breast of chicken or turkey. After each stage, if there are

Poultry

 

warm or thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand, covered, for

 

 

10 to 20 minutes.

4.Bone-in Poultry .5-3.0 lbs Arrange pieces with meatiest portions toward outside of glass dish or microwave safe rack. After each stage, if there are warm or thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 min- utes.

NOTE: Check foods when oven signals. After final stage, small sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals are thawed.

Shielding prevents cooking from occurring before the center of the food is defrosted. Use small smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover edges and thinner sections of the food.

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220H, 203H, 209H, R-230H specifications

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