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How to Use Manual Defrosting
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The Defrost setting is designed for
even thawing necessary for large
amounts of food and is one of the
most important advantages of a
microwave oven.
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Power Level 3 is automatically
set for defrosting, but you may
change this for more flexibility.
See your Cookbook for the
complete defrosting chart.
become better acquainted ‘with
your Defrost function”, defrost fro-
zen pork chops by following the
steps below.
Step 1: Place package of frazen
choos in the oven and close door.
Step 2: Touch DEFROST. Display
reads :0 and Power 3. “Enter Def
Time” flashes.
Step 3: Touch number pad “8” then
MIN Pad.
“Def Time”, 8:00 and
Power 3 are displayed.
Step 4: Touch START. “Def Time
Left” shows and time counts down
on display. When cycle is com-
pleted,
“END” flashes, the oven
signals and automatically shuts
off.
Step 5: Turn package over, close
door and repeat Steps 2,3 and 4.
Step 6: When oven signals, “END”
flashes and oven shuts off. Re-
move package and separate chops
to finish defrosting.
Defrosting Tips
● Foods frozen in paper or plastic
can be defrosted in the package.
● For even defrosting, some foods
need to be broken up or separated
part of the way through the defrost-
ing time.
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● Homemade dinners can be fro-
zen in shallow foil trays and heated
for later use. Select foods which
microwave well.
● Pre-packaged frozen dinners
can be defrosted and microwave
cooked.
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● Check your Cookbook for other
defrosting tips.
Questions
and Answers
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When I press START, I hear a
dull thumping noise. What is it?
A. This sound is normal. It is letting
you know the oven is using a
Power Level lower than HIGH.
Q. Can I Defrost small items in a
hurry?
A. Yes, but they will need more fre-
quent attention than usual. Raise
the ‘ower Level after entering the
tifi
y touching POWER LEVEL
and 7 or 10. Power Level 7 cuts the
time in ~z; power Level 10 cuts the
time to lA. During either, rotate or
stir food frequently.
Q. Can I open the dcor during DE-
FROST to check on the progress
of my food?
A. Yes. You may open the door at
any time during microwaving. To
resume defrosting, close the door
and press START.
Q. Why don’t the defrosting times
in the Cookbook seem right for my
food?
A. Cookbook times are average.
Defrosting time can vary according
to the temperature in your freezer.
Set your oven for the time in-
dicated in your Cookbook. If your
food is still not completely thawed
at the end of that time, re-set your
oven and adjust the time ac-
cordingly.
O. Can ! seiect a ?swer Level other
than au?omat!c %wer Level 3 for
defrosting?
A. Yes. Some smaller foods may be
defrosted quicker on higher Power
Levels but for even, carefree de-
frosting, Power Level 3 is sug-
gested. Check the chart in the
Cookbook for specific times and
Power Levels.
Q. When I’m entering minutes with
no seconds do I need to touch “O”
then “O”?
A. No. You touch the number pad
then the MIN Pad which automati-
cally enters two “00”.
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