Microwave features – Hestan 24 Inch Countertop Convection Microwave Oven Use and Care Manual User Manual

Page 17

DEFROST

Defrost automatically defrosts foods shown in

the Defrost Chart.
For example, to defrost a 2.0 pound steak:

1. Touch the

DEFROST

pad once.

2. Select the desired food by touching the

DEFROST

pad until the display shows the

food name. Ex. touch twice for steak.

3. Enter the weight by touching the number

pads

2 0

4. Touch the

START

pad.

The oven will stop and directions will be

displayed. Follow the indicated message.

5. After the 1st stage, open the door. Turn the

steak over and shield any warm portions.

Close the door. Touch the

START

pad.

6. After the 2nd stage, open the door. Shield

any warm portions. Close the door. Touch

the

START

pad.

After the defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand

as indicated in chart below.

NOTE:

• If you attempt to enter more or less than

the allowed amount as indicated in the

chart, an error message will appear in the

display.

• Defrost can be adjusted from the default,

see “MORE OR LESS TIME ADJUSTMENT”

on page 32.

• To defrost other foods or foods above or

below the weights allowed on the Defrost

Chart, see Manual Defrost below.

DEFROST CHART

Food

Amount

Procedure

Ground meat

- 3 lb. Remove any thawed pieces after each stage. Let stand, covered,

for 5 to 10 minutes.

Steaks

(Chops, fish)

- 4 lb.

After each stage of defrost cycle, rearrange and if there are warm

or thawed portions, shield with small flat pieces of aluminum

foil. Remove any meat or fish that is nearly defrosted. Let stand,

covered, 10–20 minutes.

Chicken pieces

- 3 lb. After each stage of defrost cycle, if there are warm or thawed

portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand, covered, 10–20 minutes.

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 setting the Power Level

to 30%. Follow the exact 3-step procedure

found under “TO SET POWER LEVEL” on

page 14. Estimate the defrosting time and

press

for 30% when you select the power

level.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen

food, the rule of thumb is approximately 5

minutes per pound. For example, defrost 5

minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce.
Always stop the oven 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 oven

in 1 minute increments on Power Level 3 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.

MICROWAVE FEATURES

(CONT.)