Defrosting
Defrosting time and cooking power have been preset based on
food and quantity.
Because standing time is included, the defrosting time may seem
longer than in other microwave ovens.
• Preset codes should not be used for food left outside the
freezer more than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food.
• Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal
results.
Unwrap foods and remove lids from fruit juice before
defrosting.
Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
Separate food pieces as soon as possible for more even
defrosting.
Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such
as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See "Aluminum Foil
and Metal" first.
When entering weight, use the net weight (food minus
container weight) in pounds and tenths of pounds.
WEIGHT CONVERSION CHART
If the weight on the food package is in fractions of a pound
(ounces), use the following chart to convert the weight to
decimals.
EQUIVALENT WEIGHT DECIMAL POUND
OUNCES GRAMS WEIGHT WEIGHT
1.6 oz 45.4 g .10
3.2 oz 90.7 g .20
4.Ooz 113.4 g .25 1AIb
4.8 oz 136.1 g .30
6.4 oz 181.4 g .40
8.0 oz 226.8 g .50 1._Ib
9.6 oz 272.2 g .60
11.2 oz 317.5 g .70
12.0 oz 340.2 g .75 _'4Ib
12.8 oz 362.9 g .80
14.4 oz 408.2 g .90
16.0 oz 453.6 g 1.00 1 Ib
DEFROSTING CHART
Use thefollowingchartas guide.
FOOD CODE QUANTITY CODE
(choose one)
Meats 1 .1 to 6.6
(1 oz. to 6 lb. 8 oz.) 0 QUANTITY
(28 g to 3 kg) increases
weight in
Chicken/ 2 .1 to 6.6 increments of
Poultry (1 oz. to61b. 8oz.) 1/41b(113 g)
(28 g to 3 kg) or
Fish/ 3 .1 to 4.4 use number
Seafood (1oz. to 4 lb. 6 oz.) pads to enter
(28 g to 2 kg) actual weight
*Bagel 4 1 to 6 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Fruit Juice 5 6, 12, 16 oz 0 QUANTITY
(170, 340, 455 g) to scroll
Roll/Muffin 6 1 to 6 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6
*A lower cooking power is used for bagel quantities 1 and 2, so
defrost time seems longer than expected.
To Defrost:
1. Press DEFROST.
2. Press the number pad code from the chart to choose food
or
Press DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Press the number pads to enter the quantity code from chart
or
Press OQUANTITY repeatedly to scroll through quantities.
4. Press ADD MINUTE START or wait 5 seconds for oven to
start automatically.
The upper oven display will countdown the defrost time.
About halfway through defrosting of meats, chicken/poultry
and fish/seafood, "TURN" will appear on the upper oven
display for 5 seconds while the oven continues to operate.
Open door, turn food, close door, then press ADD MINUTE
START to resume.
When the cycle ends, "End" will appear in the upper oven
display. If enabled, end-of-cycle tones will sound, then
reminder tones will sound every minute.
5. Press upper oven OFF/CANCEL or open the upper oven door
to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.