Manual

About the time features.
TIME
DEFROST
®
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START
TimeDefrost
Mlows w)u to defrost fin" a selected length
of time. See the Defrosting Guide fin.
suggested times. (Auto Defrost explained in
the About the convenience features section.)
_ Press TIME DEFROST
_'_ Enter deti'osting time.
[]Press START
D Turn the toed over after half the time.
D Press START
M one half of selected defi'osting time, mm
food over and break apart or rearrange
pieces t0r more even deii'osting, Shield any
waml areas with small pieces _ff t0ft. The
oven will condnue to defrost if you don't
open the door and [ttrn the toed.
A dull thmnI)ing, noise may be heard
dtttJng defrosting. This is notarial when
o'_en is not oi)erating, at HI powei;
DefrostingTips
• Foods ti'ozen in paper or plastic can be
defi'osted in the package. Closed packages
should be slit, pierced or vented AFTER
fi)od has partially defrosted. Plastic storage
containers should be partially tmcovered.
Family-size, prepackaged frozen dinnet_
can be deii'osted and inicrowaved. If the
f0od is in a fi)il contninet; transfer it to a
microwave-sat_" dish.
Foods that spoil easily should not be
allowed to sit out fin" more than one
hotu" after defl'osting. Rooln ten]l)erattu'e
womoms the gro\_h of hamlfifl
bacteria.
• For more even defi'osting (ff larger fi_ods,
such as roasts, use AutoDefrost.Be sure
large meats are completely defl'osted
befi)re cooking.
• _._]/ell defl'osted, fl)od should be cool
but softened ill all areas. If still slightly
ic)', retttrn to the inicrowave vet)' btJefl 5
or let it stand a few inintttes.
DefrostingGuide
Food Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns, or rolls (I piece) 1/4 rain.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.) 2 to 4 rain. Rearrange alter half the time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (I lb.) 6 to 9 mha.
Shellfish, smallpieces (I lb.) 3 to 7 rain. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the tittle.
Fruit
Plastic pouclP-1 or2 1 to 5 rain.
(lO-oz.package)
Meat
Bacon (I lb.)
Franks(I lb.)
GromMmeat (I lb.)
Roast:beef lamb,veal pork
Steaks,chops andcutlets
Poultry
Chicken,broiler-fryer,cutup
(2½ to 3 Ibs.)
Chicken,whole (2½ to 3 Ibs.)
Cornishhen
Tnrkeyhroast (4 to 6 Ibs.)
12
2 to 5 rain.
2 to 5 rain.
4 to 6 rain.
9 to 13mhx
per lb.
4 to 8 min.
per lb.
14 to 20 rain.
20 to 25 mh_.
7to 13 rain.
per lb.
3 to 8 min.
per lb.
Place unopened package in oven. I,et stand 5 mint]tes after defrosting.
Place tmopened package in oven. Microwm'ejt]st tmtil fi_mks cat] be sepm_lted.
I,et stand 5 minutes, if necessar\, to conlplete deli'osting.
Turn meat o\er alter first half of tittle.
Use power level I0.
Place tmwmpped meat in cooking dish. Ttm] oxer after first half of time and
shield waml areas with fi)il. _Mter second half of tilne, separate pieces with table
knile, bet stand to complete defi_osting.
Place _Tapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and mm over after filet half of time. After
second half of tittle, sepm_te pieces and place in cooking dish. Micr(_xe 2 to 4
rain utes It]ore, if necessal). [_et stand a fe_ rain utes to finish defl'osting.
Place _Tapped chicken in dish. Alter half the time, Um_Tap and tttrl] chicken ()vet:
Shield warm areas with Jell. To complete defi'osting, rtm cold water in the cm'it_
until griblets can be removed.
Place UmvTapped hen in the oven breast-skle-up. Turn o\er after first half of tittle.
Rnn cool water it] the ca\it\ tmtil giblets cat] be removed.
Place Um_Tapped breast it] microwm'e-sale dish breast-side<lo_]. _Mter first half
of tittle, tm'n breast-skle-up and shieM warm areas with loll. Defi'ost li)r second
half of tinle. I.et stand l to 2 hours it] reliJgerator to conlplete defi'osting.