Defrosting

Use QUICK DEFROST to thaw frozen food before cooking. For suggested defrost times, see the guide behind the oven door or in your MICRO MENUS” cookbook.

DO THIS...

THIS HAPPENS...

I. Put frozen food in the oven

and close the door.

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2.Touch QUICK DEFROST.

3.Touch Number Pods for the defrosting time you wont.

4.Touch START.

The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s.

The Display will show the number you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 2 minutes, 45 seconds.

The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is in the Quick Defrost Cycle.

The Display counts down the time to show how much defrosting time is left

When the defrost time ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.) “End” will remain on the Display and a beep will sound every 30 seconds (to remind you that food is

in the oven] until door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day.

Standing time

For best results, allow the food to stand for a while after defrosting. This helps equalize the temperature of the food to provide more even defrosting.

When COCK follows QUICK DEFROST,the oven automatically provides a standing time equal to the time touched in for QUICK DEFROST.COOK will begin after the automatic standing time.

About the WUICK DEFROST” Cycle

The microwave oven automatically divides the time set for the QUICK DEFROST Cycle into three equal parts:

First part.

 

80%

of full

Cook

Power

Second

part

50%

of full

Cook

Power

Third part

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20%offullCookPower

This automatic step-down in Cook Power helps defrost food quickly and completely,

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Whirlpool MW8600XS manual Defrosting, Standing time, About the Wuick Defrost Cycle

MW8600XS specifications

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