Sharp KB-5121K - Manual (Page 24)

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MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING
DEFROST
Defrost pad automatically defrosts all the foods found in the Defrost chart below.
• Suppose you want to defrost 1.2 lb ground meat.
1 Touch Defrost pad. 2 Touch Ground Meat pad.
3 Enter weight by touching number pads
12
. Then
touch START.
4 The display will begin counting down the defrosting
time. Follow instructions at the end.
DEFROST CHART
FOOD AMOUNT
Ground Meat 0.5 - 2.0 lb
Steaks, Chops 0.5 - 3.0 lb
Chicken Pieces 0.5 - 3.0 lb
FOOD AMOUNT
Boneless Poultry 0.5 - 2.0 lb
Casserole, Soup 1 - 6 cups
Juice Concentrate 6 oz, 12 oz, 16 oz
Note:
• You can input the amount only within the range in the Defrost Chart.
• Defrost can be programmed with More / Less Time Adjustment. See page 26.
•. To defrost other foods or foods above or below the weights allowed on Defrost Chart, see Manual Defrost below.
• If the Custom Help pad appears, you can get additional information by touching it. To return to the previous page, touch the
pad, then touch START to begin defrosting.
MANUAL DEFROST
If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the Defrost Chart or is above or below the limits in the AMOUNT column
on the Defrost Chart, you need to defrost manually.
You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously cooked, by using 30% power. Estimate defrosting time, enter it and
follow the exact procedure found on Variable Power Cooking on page 16.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule of thumb is approximately four minutes per pound. For example, defrost
four minutes for one pound of frozen spaghetti sauce.
Always stop the Microwave Drawer periodically to remove or separate the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted
at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the Microwave Drawer in one minute increments on 30% power until
totally defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in a
microwave-safe dish.