Sharp KB-3300JS - Manual (Page 18)

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MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING
SENSOR COOK CHART (CONT.)
FOOD AMOUNT PROCEDURE
3 Frozen vegetables .25 - 1.25 lb. Add no water. Cover with lid or plastic wrap. After cooking, stir and let stand, covered, for 3
minutes.
4 Frozen entrees 6 - 17 oz. Use this pad for frozen convenience foods. It will give satisfactory results for most brands. You
may wish to try several and choose your favorite. Remove package from outer wrapping and
follow package directions for covering. After cooking, let stand, covered, for 1-3 minutes
5 Baked potatoes 1 - 6 med. Pierce. Place on paper-towel-lined Microwave Drawer. After cooking, remove from microwave,
wrap in aluminum foil and let stand 5 to 10 minutes.
6 Ground meat .25 - 2.0 lb. Use this setting to cook ground beef or turkey as patties or in a casserole to be added to other
ingredients. Place patties on a microwave-safe rack and cover with wax paper. Place ground
meat in a casserole and cover with wax paper or plastic wrap. When microwave stops, turn patties
over or stir meat in casserole to break up large pieces. Re-cover and touch START/Minute Plus.
After cooking, let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.
7 Fish/seafood .25 - 2.0 lb. Arrange in ring around shallow glass dish (roll fillet with edges underneath). Cover with vented
plastic wrap. After cooking, let stand, covered for 3 minutes.
8 Rice .5 - 2.0 cups Place rice into a deep casserole and add double quantity of water. Cover with lid or plastic wrap.
After cooking, stir, cover and let stand 3 to 5 minutes or until all liquid has been absorbed.
Rice Water Size of casserole
.5 cup ...................1 cup ................... 1.5 quart
1 cup ....................2 cups .................. 2 quart
1.5 cups ................3 cups .................. 2.5 or 3 quart
2 cups ...................4 cups .................. 3 quart or larger
DEFROST
Use this feature to defrost the foods shown in the DEFROST
CHART below.
1 Touch Defrost pad.
SEE LABEL SELECT FOOD NUMBER
2 See Menu Label. Select desired food by touching the number
pad. Ex: Touch 2 for steaks/chops.
STEAKS CHOPS ENTER WEIGHT
3 Enter weight by touching number pads. 1.0
4 Touch START/Minute Plus pad.
The oven will stop so that the food can be checked.
5 After the first stage, open the Microwave Drawer. Turn steak
over and shield any warm portions. Close the Microwave Drawer.
Touch START/Minute Plus pad.
6 After the second stage, open the Microwave Drawer. Shield
any warm portions. Close the Microwave Drawer. Touch
START/Minute Plus pad.
7 After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as indicated in
the chart below.
Note:
•
Defrost can be programmed with More or Less Time
Adjustment. See page 20.
• To defrost other foods or foods above or below the weights
allowed on the DEFROST CHART, see MANUAL
DEFROST on next page.
• Check foods when oven signals. After final stage, small
sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue thawing. Do
not defrost until all ice crystals are thawed.
• Shielding prevents cooking from occurring before the center
of the food is defrosted. Use small smooth strips of aluminum
foil to cover edges and thinner sections of the food.
DEFROST CHART
FOOD AMOUNT PROCEDURE
1 Ground meat .5 - 2.0 lb. Remove any thawed pieces after each audible signal. Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
2 Steaks/chops .5 - 3.0 lb. After each audible signal, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed portions, shield with small
flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat or fish that is almost defrosted. Let stand, covered,
for 10 to 20 minutes.
3 Boneless poultry .5 - 2.0 lb. After each audible signal, if there are warm or thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand,
covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
4 Bone-in poultry .5 - 3.0 lb. After each audible signal, rearrange pieces or remove portions should they become warm or
thawed. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
5 Casserole/soup 1 - 6 cups After each audible signal, break apart and remove any defrosted part. At end, stir well and let
stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.