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Operating Instructions
AUTO DEFROST
Defrost choices are preset in the
oven. The defrost feature provides
you with the best defrosting method
for frozen foods, because the oven
automatically sets the defrosting
times according to the weight you
enter. For added convenience, the
AUTO DEFROST includes beeps to
remind you to check or turn over the
food during the defrost cycle.
After touching the AUTO DEFROST
pad once, select the food weight.
Available weight ranges are 0.1 to 6.0
lbs.
Example : To defrost 1.2 lbs of
meat.
1. Touch AUTO
DEFROST pad.
. Enter the weight.
3. Touch ENTER/
START pad.
NOTES:
• After you touch ENTER/ START
pad, the display counts down the
defrost time. The oven will beep
twice during the Defrost cycle. At
this time, open the door and turn
the food as needed. Remove any
portions that have thawed then
return frozen portions to the oven
and touch ENTER/START pad to
resume the defrost cycle.
• The oven will beep to signal you
to check or turn over the food.
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DEFROSTING GUIDE
• Follow the instructions below when
defrosting different types of food.
Standard
Food
Amount
Roast
Beef,
.5-6.0 lbs.
Pork
Steaks,
Chops,
0.5-3.0 lbs.
Fish
Ground
0.5-3.0 lbs.
Meat
Whole
.5-6.0 lbs.
Chicken
Chicken
0.5-3.0 lbs.
Pieces
DEFROST 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
Procedure
minus the container).
Start with the food
• Use AUTO DEFROST only for raw
placed fat side down.
food. AUTO DEFROST gives best
After each stage, turn
results when food to be thawed is a
the food over and shield
any warm portions minimum of 0°F (taken directly from
with narrow strips of
a true freezer). If food has been
aluminum foil.
stored in a refrigerator-freezer that
Let stand, covered, for
does not maintain a temperature
15 to 30 minutes.
of 5°F or below, always program
After each stage,
a lower food weight (for a shorter
rearrange the food. If
there are any warm defrosting time) to prevent cooking
or thawed portions of
the food.
food, shield them with
• If the food is stored outside the
narrow flat pieces of
aluminum foil. Remove
freezer for up to 0 minutes, enter a
any pieces of food that
lower food weight.
are nearly defrosted.
• The shape of the package alters the
Let stand, covered, for
5-10 minutes
defrosting time. Shallow rectangular
packets defrost more quickly than a
After each stage,
remove any pieces of
deep block.
food that are nearly
• Separate pieces as they begin to
defrosted. Let stand,
defrost. Separated pieces defrost
covered with foil, for 5-
10 minutes.
more easily.
Remove giblets before
• Shield areas of food with small
freezing poulty. Start
pieces of foil if they start to become
defrosting with the
warm.
breast side down.
After the first stage,
• You can use small pieces of alu-
turn the chicken over
minum foil to shield foods like
and shield any warm
chicken wings, leg tips, and fish tails,
portions with narrow
strips of aluminum foil.
but the foil must not touch the side of
After the second stage,
the oven. Foil causes arcing, which
again shield any warm
can damage the oven lining.
portions with narrow
strips of aluminum foil.
• Let food stand covered for 15 to 30
Let stand, covered for
minutes.
30-60 minutes in the
• Let Roasts or Whole poultry stand
refrigerator.
for 30 to 60 minutes.
After each stage,
rearrange or remove
any pieces of food that
are nearly defrosted.
Let stand for 10-0
minutes.