S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S
MANUAL DEFROST
If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the DEFROST CHART or is above or below the limits in the “Amount” column on the DEFROST CHART, you need to defrost manually.
You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previ- ously cooked, by using 30% power level. See page 9. Estimate defrosting time and press POWER LEVEL pad 8 times when you select the power level.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For example, defrost 4 minutes for
Always stop the oven periodically to remove or sepa- rate the portions that are defrosted. If food is not de- frosted at the end of the estimated defrosting time, pro- gram the oven in 1 minute increments at 30% until to- tally defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in a
POPCORN CHART
POPCORN
The popcorn setting automatically provides the correct cook- ing time for most brands of microwave popcorn. See the chart below.
•Suppose you want to pop a 3.5 oz bag of regular pop- corn.
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1 |
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| Touch POPCORN pad |
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POPCORN |
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| The oven starts |
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| automatically. |
Popcorn can only be entered within 3 minutes after cook- ing, opening and closing the door or touching the STOP/ CLEAR pad.
Popcorn can be programmed with More or Less Time adjustment. See page 16.
F O O D | A M O U N T | P R O C E D U R E |
POPCORN | 1 bag | Try several brands to decide which is most acceptable for your |
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| taste. Unfold bag and place in oven according to directions. |
3.5 oz bag | Touch POPCORN pad once for regular. |
(Regular) |
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2.85 - 3.5 oz bag | Touch POPCORN pad twice within 2 seconds for regular light. | |
(Regular Light) | . | |
1.5 - 1.75 oz | Touch POPCORN pad three times within 3 seconds for snack. | |
(Snack) |
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