Maytag UMV1152CA Guide D'utilisation Et D'entretien page 15

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 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.
2. 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 not stop during
the BEEP unless the door is
opened.
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DEFROSTING GUIDE
• Follow the instructions below when
defrosting different types of food.
Standard
Food
Amount
Roast
Beef,
2.5-6.0 lbs.
Pork
Steaks,
Chops,
0.5-3.0 lbs.
Fish
Ground
0.5-3.0 lbs.
Meat
Whole
2.5-6.0 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
Procedure
of pounds (the weight of the food
minus the container).
Start with the food
placed fat side down.
• Use AUTO DEFROST only for raw
After each stage, turn
food. AUTO DEFROST gives best
the food over and shield
results when food to be thawed is a
any warm portions
minimum of 0°F (taken directly from
with narrow strips of
aluminum foil.Let stand,
a true freezer). If food has been
covered for 15-30
stored in a refrigerator-freezer that
minutes.
does not maintain a temperature
After each stage,
of 5°F or below, always program
rearrange the food. If
a lower food weight (for a shorter
there are any warm
defrosting time) to prevent cooking
or thawed portions of
food, shield them with
the food.
narrow flat pieces of
• If the food is stored outside the
aluminum foil. Remove
any pieces of food that freezer for up to 20 minutes, enter a
are nearly defrosted.
lower food weight.
Let stand, covered, for
• The shape of the package alters the
5-10 minutes.
defrosting time. Shallow rectangular
After each stage,
packets defrost more quickly than a
remove any pieces of
food that are nearly
deep block.
defrosted. Let stand,
• Separate pieces as they begin to
covered with foil, for 5-
defrost. Separated pieces defrost
10 minutes.
more easily.
Remove giblets before
freezing poultry. Start
• Shield areas of food with small
defrosting with the
pieces of foil if they start to become
breast side down.
warm.
After the first stage,
turn the chicken over
• You can use small pieces of alu-
and shield any warm
minum foil to shield foods like
portions with narrow
chicken wings, leg tips, and fish
strips of aluminum foil.
tails, but the foil must not touch the
After the second stage,
again shield any warm
side of the oven. Foil causes arcing,
portions with narrow
which can damage the oven lining.
strips of aluminum foil.
Let stand, covered, for
30-60 minutes in the
refrigerator.
After each stage,
rearrange or remove
any pieces of food that
are nearly defrosted.
Let stand for 10-20
minutes.
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