Amana A CO15ZOA Microwave Oven User Manual


 
OPERATION
AUTO DEFROST
Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost sequences.
Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to defrost frozen foods.
The Auto Defrost Sequence Table below provides some basic
guidelines for using the three defrost sequences.
STOP
CLEAR
DEFROST
1. Touch STOP/CLEAR.
2. Touch AUTO DEFROST.
3. Choose food category.
Touch pad
Category number
Meat 1
Poultry 2
Fish 3
4. Enter the weight.
5. Touch START.
6. After 1/3 of the defrost time is
over, The display will prompt
you to turn over food. Open
door, turn over food, and
shield any warm portions.
7. Close the door and restart.
8. After 2/3 of the defrost time is
over, the display will prompt
you to turn over food. Repeat
steps 6 and 7. When the
defrost time is over, you will
hear four beeps and END will
display.
NOTE: If you do not open the
door, the display will
resume the countdown.
However, in order to enter food weight in AUTO DEFROST,
you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound. If the weight
on the food package is in fractions of a pound, you can use the
following chart to convert the weight to decimals.
EQUIVALENT
NUMBER AFTER DECIMAL
OUNCE WEIGHT
1.6
3.2
4.0
4.8
6.4
8.0
9.6
11.2
12.0
12.8
14.4
16.0
.10
.20
.25
.30
.40
.50
.60
.70
.75
.80
.90
1.00
One-Quarter Pound
One- Half Pound
Three-Quarters Pound
One Pound
DEFROSTING TIPS
When using AUTO DEFROST, the weight to be entered is
the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds (the weight of
the food minus the container).
Only use AUTO DEFROST for raw food. AUTO DEFROST
gives best results when food to be thawed is a minimum of
0°F (taken directly from a "true" freezer). If food has been
stored in a refrigerator-freezer that does not maintain a
temperature of 5°F or below, always program a lower food
weight (for a shorter defrosting time) to prevent cooking the
food.
If the food is stored outside the freezer for up to 20 minutes,
enter a lower food weight.
The shape of the package alters the defrosting time. Shallow
rectangular packets defrost more quickly than a deep block.
Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated pieces
defrost more easily.
You can use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield foods
like chicken wings, leg tips, and fish tails, but the foil must
not touch the side of the oven. Foil can damage the oven
lining.
Shield areas of food with small pieces of foil if they start to
become warm.
For better results, a preset standing time is included in the
defrosting time.
Weight conversion chart
You are probably used to food weights as being in pounds and
ounces that are fractions of a pound (for example 4 ounces
equals 1/4 pound).
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