Two or More Plates
Two 10¼" (26 cm) plates may be heated side by side, or 1 dish larger than the turntable, plus 2 plates on the rectangular cooking rack. For best results, halfway through heating, turn the plates (or larger dish) halfway around, and switch plates between top and bottom (if heating more than 2 plates). See “Cooking Rack” section.
The turntable must be turned off while heating 2 bottom plates or 1 larger dish. See “Turntable” section.
Defrosting
The automatic Defrost feature can be used or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost.
■Food should be 0°F
■Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before defrosting.
■Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
■Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the end of cycle for more even defrosting.
■Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See “Aluminum Foil and Metal” first.
The Defrost system has 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer more than
20 minutes and frozen
MEAT
To Use Defrost:
1.Touch DEFROST.
2.Touch 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish
or
Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3.Touch the number pads to enter the weight.
Meats and Poultry can be set from 0.2 to 6.6 lb (90 g to 3 kg). Fish can be set from 0.2 to 4.4 lb (90 g to 2 kg).
4.Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
About halfway through defrosting, “TURN” will appear on the display while the oven continues to operate. Open door, turn food, close door, then press START to resume.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, 4 end-
5.Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to scroll through “MORE,” “LESS” or “NORML” time.
To Defrost Manually:
1.Touch COOK TIME.
2.Touch the number pads to set a length of time to defrost.
3.Touch COOK POWER.
4.Touch number pad 3.
5.Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, 4 end-
6.Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.
Beef: ground, steaks, roast, stew
Lamb: stew and chops
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, sausage
The narrow or fatty areas of irregular shaped cuts should be shielded with foil before defrosting.
Do not defrost less than ¹⁄₄ lb (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties.
Place all meats in microwavable baking dish.
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up | Place in microwavable baking | |
| dish, chicken breast side up. | |
Cornish hens | ||
Remove giblets from whole | ||
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Turkey: breast | chicken. | |
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FISH |
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Fillets, Steaks, Whole, | Place in microwavable baking | |
Shellfish | dish. | |
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