Amana AMC7159TA - Manual (Page 16)

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Defrosting
The automatic Defrost control can be used, or the microwave
oven can be manually set to defrost.
■ Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before
defrosting.
■ Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
■ Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the
end of cycle for more even defrosting.
■ Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such
as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See “Aluminum Foil
and Metal” first.
Defrost has 6 categories: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Bagel, Muffin, and
Butter. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer more
than 20 minutes or for frozen ready-made food. Use the following
chart as a guide.
To use DEFROST:
1. Remove all packaging and/or wrapping from food, place it on
the turntable, and close the door.
1. Touch DEFROST repeatedly until the desired food type is
displayed.
2. Touch START/ENTER.
3. Touch the HOUR/1LB or MIN/0.1LB pad for weight when
defrosting meat, poultry, or fish. Touch HOUR/1LB pad for
quantity when defrosting bagels, muffins, or butter.
4. Touch START/ENTER.
During the defrosting cycle set for more than 1 minute (for
meat, poultry, and fish), 5 tones will sound. These tones
indicate that it is time to check, turn, separate, or rearrange
food. Touch START/ENTER to resume defrosting cycle.
At the end of the defrosting time, “END” will appear in the
display and the end-of-cycle tones will sound.
5. Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.
To Defrost Manually: Remove all packaging and/or wrapping
from food, then follow directions in “Manual Microwave Cooking”
section, and use 30% cooking power. See “Microwave Cooking
Power” chart.
Warm Hold
Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. The
Warm Hold function uses 10% cook power. Warm Hold can be
used by itself, or it can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle.
■ Cover plates of food.
■ Cover foods that were covered while being cooked.
■ For best results, do not cover baked goods such as pastries,
pies, turnovers, etc.
To Use:
1. Place hot cooked food on the turntable and close the door.
2. Touch WARM HOLD.
“WARM HOLD” scrolls on the display, then “START” appears
and begins flashing.
3. Touch START/ENTER.
“START” will disappear from the display, and “WARM” will
appear.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound.
4. Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.
To Set at end of cycle: Touch WARM HOLD while setting a
cooking cycle before touching START/ENTER, or during cooking.
The Warm Hold cycle will start immediately after the cooking
cycle ends and the end-of-cycle tones sound.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast,
stew The narrow or fatty areas of
irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
defrosting.
Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb
(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
patties.
Place all meats in microwave-
safe baking dish.
Lamb: stew and chops
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts,
sausage
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up Place in microwave-safe
baking dish, chicken breast
side up.
Cornish hens
Turkey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole Shellfish Place in microwave-safe
baking dish.
BAGEL OR MUFFIN Place on paper towel or
napkin.
BUTTER Place on microwave-safe dish.
WARNING
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before
or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.