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The Defrost system has 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and Fi sh. It
should not be used for food left outside the freezer more than
20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use the following chart
as a guide.
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, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
5. Touch CANCEL-OFF 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. Touc h S TART.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
6. Touch CANCEL-OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
War m Ho ld
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 U se:
Put hot cooked food in the oven. Cover plates of food and foods
that were cooked covered. Pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. should
remain unco vered.
1. Touch WARM HOLD.
2. Touc h S TART.
“WARM” will appear on the display and the warm time will
count down.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
3. Touch CANCEL-OFF 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.
MICROWAVE OVEN CARE
General Cleaning
IMPORTANT: Before cleaning, make sure all controls are off and
the oven is cool. Always follow label instructions on cleaning
products.
Soap, water and a soft cloth or sponge are suggested first unless
otherwise noted.
GREASE FILTERS
Do not use ammonia or corrosive cleaning agents such as lye-
based oven cleaners.
■Hot water and mild detergent:
Soak filters, then scrub and swish to remove embedded dirt
and grease. Rinse well and shake to dry.
■Dishwasher:
Wash separately, not with dirty dishes, because food can be
trapped in the filters.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast,
stew 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.
Lamb: stew and chops
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts,
sausage
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up Place in microwavable baking
dish, chicken breast side up.
Remove giblets from whole
chicken.
Cornish hens
Turk ey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole,
Shellfish Place in microwavable baking
dish.
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