Amana ME96T - Manual (Page 11)

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Auto Accu-Thaw
Defrost meat, fish, or poultry by weight.
1. Press ACCU-THAW. AUTO and DEF indicators
light up. LBS indicator blinks.
2. Enter weight of meat, poultry, or fish to nearest
tenth of a pound. (See chart at right.) Entered
weight displays. Oven calculates cooking time
automatically. For example, to defrost a 3 1/2
ounce turkey breast, press pad 2 for 0.2 tenths of
a pound. To defrost a 4 pound, 5 ounce roast
press 4, 3, 4 for 4 pounds, and 3 for 5 ounces.
Ounces to Pounds Conversion Chart
Food Weight
Programming
Weight
Ounces
Hundreths of
a Pound Tenths of a
Pound
0 to 1/2 0 to .05 0
1 to 2 .06 to .15 0.1
2-1/2 to 4 .16 to .25 0.2
4-1/2 to 5-1/2 .26 to .35 0.3
6 to 7 .36 to .45 0.4
7-1/2 to 8-1/2 .46 to .55 0.5
9 to 10 .56 to .65 0.6
10-1/2 to 12 .66 to .75 0.7
12-1/2 to 13-1/2 .76 to .85 0.8
14 to 15 1/2 .86 to .95 0.9
26 (1 lb, 10 oz) 1.63 1.6
64 (4 lbs.) 4 40
96 (6 lbs.) 6 60
Food Item
Maximum
Weight
Roasts, whole chicken, turkey
breast
6 pounds
chops, steaks, ribs, chicken and
turkey pieces
4 pounds
ground meat, stew meat, cornish
hens, shrimp, scallops, whole fish,
fish fillets and steaks
3 pounds
3. Press START. Time counts down in display.
Note: Twice during defrosting time, oven signal
sounds and "TURN" "OVER" "COVER" "EDGE"
displays. Turn food over, rearrange or break
apart at this time. If needed, shield food (see
"Shield" on page 13). Close door and press
START.
4. When cycle is complete signal sounds and
"STAND" displays. Oven automatically calculates
standing time. During standing time oven light
and fan remain on. Turntable rotates. Oven
power is off. When standing time is complete
signal sounds and "END" displays. Remove food
from oven.