
Defrostingby‘mm?
TheManualDefqostsettingis
designedforspeedythawingof
frozenfoodandisoneofthegreat
advaritagesofamicrowaveoven.
UsetheManuidIJefrostsettingto
quicklythawfbodssuchasbr&ad,
rolls,~egetablesjf@s andfiyxum
dinners.TheAutoDefrostsetting
ispreferredformeatandpmdtry
beca~ theovensets~e defrost@
timeandpowerlevelsforyou.
●Powerlevel3is automaticallyset
fordefrosting,butyoumaychange
thisformoreflexibility.
@Seeyourcookbookfor
defrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
thedefrostfunction,defrosta1O-OZ.
packageoffrozenstrawberriesby
followingthestepsbelow.
Step1:Placepackageoffrozen
strawberriesintheovenandclose
door.Besurepackagecontains
nometal.
Step2:TouchMANUALDEFROST.
Displayshows“: O“and“POWER
3Y“ENTERDEF TIME”flashes.
Step3: Selectonehalfofthetotal
defrostingtimerecommendedinyour
cookbook.Forexample,touch4, 0
andOfor4minutes.Displayshows
‘~:~” and “POWER3:’“DEF
TIME” flashes.
How toChangePowerLevel
Aftersettingdefrostingtime,
touchPOWERLEVELpad,
thentouchdesirednumberfor
newpowerlevel.
StePd:TbiichST~. “DEFTIME’
and“POWER3“ showandtime
countsdownondisplay.Whencycle
iscompletkd,theovefisignalsand
flashes“End~’thenautomatically
shutsoff.
Step5:‘Ihmpackageover,close
doorandrepeatSteps2and3toset
remaininghalfofdefrostingtime
andtouchSTARTo
Step6:Whenovensignalsand
flashes“End;’opendoor,remove
packageandseparatestrawberries
tofinishdefrosting.
DefrostingTips
@Foodsfrozeninpaperorplastic
canbedefrostedinthepackage.
.Forevendefrosting,somefoods
needtobebrokenupor separated
partofthewaythroughthe
defrostingtime.
@Family-size,pre-packaged
frozendinnerscanbedefrosted
andmicrowaved.Ifthefoodis ina
foilcontainer,transferittoa
microwave-safedish.
*Checkyourcookbookforother
defrostingtips.
10
QuestionsandAnswers o
Q.WhenIpressSTART,Iheara
dull,thumpingnoise,Whatisit?
A. Thissoundisnormal.Itis
lettingyouknowtheovenisusinga
powerlevellowerthan10(HIGH).
Q. CanIdefrostsmallitemsin
ahurry?
A. Yes,buttheywillneedmore
frequentattentionthanusual.Raise
thepowerlevelafireenteringthe
timebytouchingthedesiredpower
levelpad.Powerlevel7cutsthe
totaldefrostingtimeaboutin 1/2;
powerlevel10cutsthetotal
defrostingtimetoapproximately
1/3.Duringeither,rotateor stir
foodfrequently.
Q. Whydon’tthedefrosting
timesinthecookbookseemright
formyfood?
A. Cookbooktimesareaverages.
Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording
tothetemperatureinyourfreezer.
Setyourovenforthetimeindicated
inyourcookbook.Ifyourfoodis
stillnotcompletelythawedatthe
endofthattime,resetyouroven
andadjustthetimeaccordingly.
Q. Shouldallfoodsbecompletely
thawedbeforecooking?
A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe
completelythawedbeforecooking.
Forexample,fishcooh soquickly
itisbettertobegincookingwhileit
isstillslightlyfrozen.
Q. CanIopenthedoorduring
defrostingtocheckonthe
progressofmyfood?
A. Yes.Youmayopenthedoorat
anytimeduringmicrowaving.To
resumedefrosting,closethedoor
andpressSTART.Theovenbegins
operatingiftimeisleftontimer.
If not,resettimer.