Tips for defrosting
WARNING
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HEALTH RISK
Liquid will be produced when defrosting meat or
poultry. Drain off this liquid when turning meat and
poultry, and under no circumstances, use it for other
purposes, or allow it to come into contact with other
foods.
Always enter the weight in lb when using the defrost by
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weight feature (see program table).
Use the defrost mode for raw food items only.
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Defrosting gives best results when food to be thawed
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is a minimum of 0° F (taken directly from a freezer). If
the food has been stored in a refrigerator-freezer that
Defrosting suggestions for meat
For best results, please read these suggestions when
defrosting meat.
Meat
Weight range
Ground meat
0.5 to 2 lbs
(8 to 48 oz)
Steaks, chops or fish 0.5 to 3 lbs
(8 to 48 oz)
Chicken pieces
0.5 to 3 lbs
(8 to 48 oz)
Sensor Reheat
The Sensor Reheat feature lets you reheat dinner plates
or casseroles (8-12 oz.) for your cooking convenience.
Setting Sensor Reheat
Touch Sensor Reheat once.
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blinking in the display.
Touch Sensor Reheat repeatedly until the desired
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program number is shown in the display. Check the
menu label at the bottom of the oven cavity or see
program table below.
Touch Start/Enter to start sensor reheat mode. The
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appliance starts sensing, SENS. lights up in the
display. The microwave is operating during sensing.
When sensing is complete, two short beeps will sound
and the calculated cook time will start to count down.
Once sensor reheat is finished 4 beeps will sound. The
appliance turns off and the clock is displayed.
Suggestions
After each stage, remove any pieces of food that are nearly defrosted. Let
stand covered with foil for 5 to 10 minutes.
Ater each stage, rearrange the food. If there are any warm or thawed por-
tions of food, shield them with narrow pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any
pieces of food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand covered for about 5 to
10 minutes.
After each stage, rearrange or remove any pieces of food that are nearly
defrosted. Let stand covered for 10 to 20 minutes.
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and START are
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does not maintain a temperature of 5° F or below,
always program a lower food weight or lower cook
time to prevent cooking the food.
If the frozen food is stored outside the freezer for up to
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20 minutes, enter a reduced cook time or weight.
The shape of the package will alter the defrosting time.
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Shallow rectangular food packets defrost more quickly
than a deep frozen block of food.
Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated
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frozen pieces of food defrost better.
Shield warm areas of food with small pieces of
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aluminum foil, if they start to heat up.
Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield food items
like chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails.
Do not allow aluminum foil to touch the oven cavity
when defrosting.
Note: Do not open the door during the sensing
process, or the program will be cancelled.
Once the calculated cook time is displayed, you can
open the door to stir, turn or rearrange the food. Touch
Start/Enter to resume operation.
Notes
Cover with vented plastic wrap or wax paper.
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Reheat food on a microwaveable dinner plate.
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Cancel operation
Touch Clear/Off to cancel the active oven mode. The
appliance turns off and the clock is displayed.
The cooling fans may continue to run for awhile and then
switch off automatically.
Sensor Reheat programs
Program
Food
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Dinner plate
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Casserole, pasta
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Quantity
1 serving
1 to 4 servings
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