AUTOMATIC DEFROST (Cont'd)
EXAMPLE: To defrost 2 pounds of Ground Beef
1. Touch CLEAR,
Place beef in oven, then close
the door.
2. Touch "DEF 1". The lights
below AUTO DEFROST and
above MICRO will90 on and
"dEFI" will show in the
display window°
3. Enter the weightof the
ground beef by touching "2"
and then "0". _
"2°0"will showin the display
window.
4. Touch START. The oven will
begin the defrosting sequence
you selected and display
window wi_ show the time of
the first segment as it "counts
down",
'The oven will stop auto-
matically at the end of the first
time segrnent and "PAUS" _nll
appear inthe display window..
5.. At the pause, follow the
cookbook instructions for
separating, rearranging, cover-
ing and turning food over
.
After turning over, selSarating
etc., touch START_ The oven
will resume defrosting and
the display window wilt show
the time remaining, At the
end of the required time, a
tone wil! sound and "End"
wil! appear in the display
window for 2 seconds
The oven shuts off
automatically.
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AUTO DEFROSTING INSTRUCTIONS.
o The b_nefit of this Auto Defrost feature is
automatic settingand control of defrosting, but just
like cdnventional defrosting, you must check the
foods during the defrosting time..
To check the foods "Pause" is preset in this Auto
Defrosting cycle.
Turn over, separate or rearrange food items per
cookbook instructions when the word "'PAUS"
appears in the display window.
For best results, remove fish/seafood/meat/poultry
from its original paper or plastic closed package
(wrapper).
OtherMse, the wrap will hold steam and juice close
to the foods which can cause the outer surface of
the foods to cook_
o
Whenit is difficult to remove the wrap from the
,foods_ defrost the wrapped food for about a quarter
of the ::total defrost time, which is displayed at the
beginhing of the defrost cycle_Remove the foods
fromtheoven and removethewrap fromfoods.
• Place foods in a shallow microproof baking dish or
microwave roasting rack to catch drippings,
- Food Ishould still be somewhat icy in the center
when removed from the oven.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The defrost power setting
(power level 30 DEFROST) should not be confused
with this "Auto Defrost" feature_ The defrost cooking
level is a low-energy setting used to cook foods that
need slow, gentle cooking. Also use the defrost cook!ng
level to thaw small ground beef patties, bacon andbread
items.
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