Whirlpool GT4175SP Defrosting, Warm Hold, Food Poisoning Hazard, Meat, Touch WARM HOLD, Poultry

Defrosting

The Auto Defrost feature’s preset programs can be used or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost. To defrost manually, use 30% cook power. Refer to a reliable cookbook for defrosting information.

■Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal results. How foods are stored can affect results.

■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 the 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 Auto Defrost feature has preset times and cook powers for 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes, or for frozen ready-made food. Use the following chart as a guide.

MEAT

Warm Hold

WARNING

Food Poisoning Hazard

Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before or after cooking.

Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.

Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. Warm Hold can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle. Opening the door during Warm Hold will cancel the function.

To Use:

Put hot cooked food in the oven. Cover plates of food and foods that were cooked covered. Pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. should remain uncovered.

1. Touch WARM HOLD.

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.

2.	Touch START.
	“WARM” will appear in the display during the entire cycle.
	When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
	the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
	tones.
3.	Touch OFF-CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
	and/or stop reminder tones.

To Set at end of cycle: Touch WARM HOLD while setting a cooking cycle before touching START, or during cooking.

POULTRY

Chicken: whole and cut up	Place in microwavable baking
	dish, chicken breast side up.
Cornish hens
	Remove giblets from whole
Turkey: breast	chicken.
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole Shellfish	Place in microwavable baking
	dish.

To Use Auto Defrost:

1.Touch AUTO DEFROST.

The display will show the setting for defrosting Meat. Touch AUTO DEFROST a second time for the Poultry setting, and a third time for the Fish setting.

2.Touch the number pads to enter the weight.

Weight can be set from 0.1 lb to 6.0 lbs (45 g to 2.7 kg).

3.Touch START.

The display will count down the defrost time.

During defrosting, 5 short tones will sound. These tones indicate it is time to check, turn, rearrange, or separate food. Open door, turn food if necessary, close door, and touch START to resume defrosting.

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.

4.Touch OFF-CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

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