Kenmore ELITE 721. 7920 - Manual (Page 17)

USING YOUR MICROWA VE OVE
CUSTOM DEFROST
Three defrost sequences are preset in the oven. The custom
defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting method
for frozen foods. The cooking guide will show you which defrost
sequence is recommended for the food you are defrosting.
For added convenience, the custom defrost includes a built-in
beep mechanism that reminds you to check, turn over, separate,
or rearrange to get best defrost results.
Three different defrosting levels are provided.
1 MEAT
2 POULTRY
3 FISH
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Available weight is 0.1 ""6.0 lbs.
Example: To defrost 1.2 ibs of ground beef.
Touch:
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Defrost
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Time counting down and
DEFROST will appear on
display.
NOTE: TURN FOOD OVER will appear in display in middle
of cycle and beep.
NOTE:
When you touch the START pad, the display changes to defrost
time countdown. The oven will beep during the DEFROST cycle.
At this time, open the door and turn, separate, or rearrange the
food.
Remove any portions that have thawed.
Return frozen portions to the oven and touch START to resume
the defrost cycle.
OPERATING TIPS
* For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat, and poultry from
its original closed paper or plastic package (wrapper).
Otherwise, the wrap will hold steam and juice close to the
foods, which can cause the outer surface of the foods to cook.
* For best results, shape your ground meat into the form of
a doughnut before freezing. When defrosting, scrape off
thawed meat when the beep sounds and continue defrosting.
* Place foods in a shallow container or on a microwave roasting
rack to catch drippings.
* Food should still be somewhat icy in the center when removed
from the oven.
This table shows you food type selections and the weights you
can set for each type. For best results, loosen or remove
covering on food.
Food
Touch
Custom defrost
Weights you can set
(tenths of a pound)
MEAT 1 .1 to 6.0 (45g to 2722g)
POULTRY 2 .1 to 6.0 (45g to 2722g)
FISH 3 .1 to 6.0 (45g to 2722g)
WEIGHT CONVERSION TABLE
You are probably used to food weights as being in pounds and
ounces that are fractions of a pound (for example, 4 ounces
equals 1 /4 pound). However, in order to enter food weight in
Custom Defrost, you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound.
If the weight on the food package is in fractions of a pound, you
can use the following table to convert the weight to decimals.
Equivalent Weight
OUNCES DECIMAL WEIGHT
1.6 .10
3.2 .20
4.0 .25 One-Quarter Pound
4.8 .30
6.4 .40
8.0 .50 One-Half Pound
9.6 .60
1 1.2 .70
12.0 .75 Three-Quarters Pound
12.8 .80
14.4 .90
16.0 1.00 One Pound
NOTE:
If between two decimal weights, choose the lower weight for
the best defrosting results.
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