S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S
DEFROST CENTER
Defrost Center automatically defrosts all the foods shown in the DEFROST CENTER CHART below.
Round the weight to the nearest half pound. (Ex: if the steak’s actual weight is 2.2 lb round to 2.0 lb. If the steak’s weight is 2.4 lb round to 2.5 lb.)
To enter weight, touch the desired DEFROST CENTER pad for a 0.5 lb increase per touch. (Ex: touch four times for 2.0 lb.)
•Suppose you want to defrost a 2.0 pound steaks.
P R O C E D U R E
1 | Quickly touch STEAKS/ |
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CHOPS pad 4 times or hold |
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The oven will stop and directions will be displayed.
After the 1st stage, open the door, turn steak
2 over and shield any warm portions. Close the door.
Touch START pad.
After the 2nd stage, open the door and shield
3 any warm portions. Close the door.
Touch START pad.
4 After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as indicated in chart below.
DEFROST CENTER CHART
NOTE:
1.Defrost Center can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. Touch the POWER LEVEL pad once or twice after selecting the amount. See page 16.
2.To defrost other foods or foods above or below the weights allowed in the DEFROST CENTER CHART, use time and 30% power. See MANUAL DEFROST on page 14.
3.You may choose to enter the weight in tenths of pounds. This procedure may be easier with larger weights such as 3 pounds because it requires fewer touches. To program, touch desired DEFROST CENTER pad and enter weight by touching the num- ber pads. Ex: touch STEAKS/CHOPS pad then
3 and 0 for a weight of three pounds or touch STEAKS/CHOPS pad then 2 and 2 for a weight of 2.2 lb.
If you attempt to enter more or less than the allowed
amount as indicated in chart below, EE will ap- pear in the display.
4.To use any DEFROST CENTER pad, touch within 3 minutes after cooking, opening and closing the door or touching the STOP/CLEAR pad.
F O O D |
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Ground Meat | .5 | - 2.0 | lb | Pull apart and remove any thawed pieces after each stage. | |
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Steaks/Chops | .5 | - | 3.0 | lb | After each stage, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed por- |
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Boneless Poultry | .5 | - | 1.5 | lb | Use boneless breast of chicken or turkey. After each stage, if there |
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| covered, for 10 to 20 minutes. |
.5 | - | 3.0 | lb | Arrange pieces with meatiest portions toward outside of glass dish | |
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| thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand, covered, for 10 |
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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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