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HOW TO USE THE M~UTE/SECO~ T~ER
Questions and Answers
Q. What will happen if I accidentally reverse my
defrost, hold and cook instructions?
A. The oven will automatically rearrange your
program. Defrosting will always come first,
then hold, and then the cooking function.
Q. Can I defrost and hold only?
A. Yes. Sometimes you may only want to defrost a
food, hold it, and cook it later. All you need to do is
program in Time Defrost and amount of time. Then
program Hold and the amount of time. Be sure to
put the thawed dish in the refrigerator promptly.
Time Defrost
Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of
frozen food and is one of the great advantages of
a microwave oven.
Power level 3 (Low) is automatically set when you
press TIME DEFROST pad, but you may change this
for more flexibility.
See the Defrosting Guide for defrosting help.
How to Change Power Level
After setting defrosting time, touch POWER
LEVEL pad, then touch desired number for new
power level. Then touch START.
To become better acquainted with the defrost function,
defrost a 10 oz. package of frozen strawberries by
following the steps at right.
Defrosting Tips
Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be defrosted in
the package.
For even defrosting,
to be broken up or
separated part of
the way through
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the defrosting time.
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NOTE: Foods that spoil
fish, stuffings, poultry and pork should not be allowed
to sit out for more than one hour after defrosting. Room
temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.
Q. I programmed my oven for a specific defrosting
time but it defrosted longer than necessary. What
happened?
A. When instructions conflict, the oven carries out
the last instruction. You may have set the oven
to defrost for 4 minutes, hold for 2 minutes, and
then defrost for 6 minutes. In this case, the oven
would defrost for 6 minutes and hold for 2 minutes.
Step 1: Place package of frozen strawberries in
the oven and close door. Be sure package contains
no metal.
TIME
DEFROST
Step 3: Select one half of the total defrosting time
recommended in the Defrosting Guide. For example,
touch pads 4, 0 and O for 4 minutes.
Step 5: Turn the package over, close the door and
repeat Steps 2 and 3 to set remaining half of defrosting
time and touch START.
Step 6: When the oven signals and flashes "End," open
the door, remove the package and separate strawberries
to finish defrosting.
Pre-packaged frozen
dinners can be defrosted
and microwaved. Be
sure to remove foil
covers. Keep metal trays
at least 1 inch away from
oven walls.
Check the Defrosting Guide for other defrosting tips.
easily, such as milk, eggs,
Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST.
Step 4: Touch START. When
the cycle is completed, the oven
signals and flashes "End," then
automatically shuts off.
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