by
Tim?Defmx s
designed speedythawingof
frozenfood.andisoneofthegreat
advantagesofa microwaveoven.
UsetheTimeDefrostsettingto
quicklythawfoodssuchasbread,
rolls,vegetables,hits andfrozen
dinners.TheAutoDefrostsetting
is
preferredfor meat andpoultry
beumsetheovensetsthedefrosting
timeandpowerlevelsforyou.
~Powerlevel3isautomaticallyset
fordefrosting,butyoumaychange
this formoreflexibiMy.
~ Seeyourcookbookfor
defrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
thedefi-ostfunction,defrosta 1O-OZ.
packageoffrozenstrawberriesby
foHowingthesteps below.
Step1:Placepackageof frozen
strawberriesin theovenandclose
door.Besurepackagecontains
nometal.
Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST.
Displayshows“:
O“and “PC)WER
3:’“ENTERDEFTIME” flashes.
Step3: Select onehalfofthetotal
defrostingtimerecommendedin
yourcookbook.Forexample,touch
4
I pad for4 minutes,
Displayshow ‘%:00”and “POWER
-‘““6DEJ?TIME” flashes.
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How to change l%w$’t?rL$eveB
~.- Aftersettingdefiwstingtime,
~= ~ touchPCN%’H?LEVELpad,
~hen~ouchCiesirednu~~]berfor
~ ~~wpolverlevel.
Step4:TouchSTART.“D13FTIME”
showsandtimecountsdownon
display.Whencycleiscompleted,
theovensignalsandflashes“EndJ’
thenautomaticallyshutsoff.
StepS:Turnpackageover,close
doorandrepeat Steps2 and3 toset
remaininghalfofdefrostingtime
andtouchSTART.
Step6: Whenovensignalsand
flashes“End~’opendoor,remove
packagetind separatestrawberries
tofinishdefrosting.
Defrosting
T
~Foodsfrozeninpaperor plastic
canbedefrostedinthepackage.
@Forevendefrosting,somefoods
needtobebrokenuporseparated
partofthewaythroughthe
defrostingtime.
*Family-size,pre-packaged
frozendinnerscanbe defrosted
andmicrowaved.Ifthefoodisin a
foilcontainer,transferittoa
microwave-safedish,
@Checkyour cookbookforother
defrostingtips,
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Q.when I press STMT, I hear a
dull, thumping noise.Whatisit?
A. Thissoundisnormal.It is
lettingyouknowtheovenis usinga
powerlevellowerthan 10(High).
Q. CanIdefrostsmalllitemsin
ahurry?
A. Yes,buttheywillneedmore
frequentattentionthanusual. Raise
thepowerlevelafterenteringthe
timebytouchingthedesiredpower
levelpad. Powerlevel7cutsthe
totaidefrostingtimeinabout1/2;
Powerlevel10cutsthetotal
defrostingtimetoapproximately
i/3.Duringeither,rotate or stir
foodfrequently.
Q. Whydon%thedefrosting
timesinthecookbookseemright
formyfood?
A. Cookbooktimesareaverages.
Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording
tothetemperatureinyourfreezer.
Setyourovenforthetimeindicated
inyour cookbook,Ifyourfoodis
still notcompletelythawedatthe
endofthattime,resetyouroven
andadjustthetimeaccordingly.
Q.Shouldailfoodsbecompletely
thawedbeforecooking?
A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe
completelythawedbeforecooking.
Forexample,fishcookssoquickly
itisbettertobegincookingwhile it
isstillslightlyfrozen.
Q. CanI openthedoorduring
defrostingtocheckonthe
progressofxnyfood?
A. Yes.Youmayopenthedoorat
anytimeduringmicrowaving.To
resumedefrosting,closethe door
andpressSTART.Theovenbegins
operatingiftimeisleftontimer.
If not, resettimer,
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