Manual

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).
• Before starting, make sure you have removed any
of the metal twist-ties which often come with frozen
food bags, and replacethem with strings or elastic
bands.
• Open containers such as cartons before they are
placed in the oven.
• Always slit or pierce plastic pouchesor packaging.
• If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place itin a
suitable container.
• Slitthe skins, if any, of frozen food such as
sausage.
• Bend plastic pouchesof food to ensure even
defrosting.
• Always underestimate defrosting time. If defrosted
food is still icyin the center, return it to the
microwave oven for more defrosting.
• The length of defrosting time varies according to
how solidly the food is frozen.
• The shape of the package affects how quicklyfood
will defrost. Shallow packages will defrost more
quickly than a deep block.
• As food begins to defrost, separate the pieces.
Separated pieces defrost more easily.
• Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts
of food such as chicken wings, leg tips, fish tails, or
areas that start to get warm. Make sure the foil does
not touch the sides, top, or bottomof the oven. The
foil can damage the oven lining.
• For better results, letfood stand after defrosting.
(For more informationon standing time, see the
"Microwave Cooking Tips" section.)
• Turn over food dudng defrosting or standing time.
Break apart and remove food as required.
HOLD WARM
You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in your
microwave oven for up to 99 minL_es,99 seconds
(about I hour, 40 minutes). You can use Hold Warm
by itself,or to automatically follow a cooking cycle.
Example for holdwarm:
Touch:
Display Shows:
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1. WARM,
.... 5,R ,
2. _ STARTS)
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scrollsacross display.
At the end of the hold warm, "END" will be
displayed and four tones will sound.
To make Hold Warm
automaticallyfollow another cycle:
• While you are touching in cooking instructions,
touch HOLDWARM before touching START.
• When the lastcooking cycle is over,youwillhear
two tones. "Hold Warm" will come on whilethe oven
continues to run.
• You can set Hold Warm to follow AL_ODefrost,
Cook, or multi-cycle cooking.
NOTES:
• Hold Warm operates for upto 99 minutes, 99
seconds.
• Opening the oven door cancels Hold Warm.
Close the door and touch Hold Warm, then touch
START ifadditional Hold Warm time is desired.
• Food cooked covered should be covered during
Hold Warm.
• Pastry items (pies, turnovers, etc.) should be
uncovered during Hold Warm.
• Complete meals kept warm on a dinner plate
should be covered dudng Hold Warm.
• Do not use more than one complete Hold Warm
cycle (about I hour, 40 minutes). The quality of
some foods will suffer with extended time.
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