Sharp 1.5 Cu. Ft. Countertop Microwave Oven Operation Manual - Manual (Page 16)

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MICROWAVE FEATURES
AUTO DEFROST
Auto Defrost automatically defrosts foods shown in the
Auto Defrost Chart.
• For example, to defrost a 2.0 pound steak:
1 Touch the AUTO DEFROST pad once.
2 Select the desired food by touching the AUTO
DEFROST pad until the display shows the food
name. Ex. touch twice for steak.
3 Enter the weight by touching the number pads
20
.
4 Touch the START/TOUCH ON 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/TOUCH ON pad.
6 After the 2nd stage, open the door. Shield any warm
portions. Close the door. Touch the START/TOUCH
ON 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.
• Auto Defrost can be programmed with More or Less
Time Adjustment. See page 30.
• To defrost other foods or foods above or below the
weights allowed on the Auto Defrost Chart, see
Manual Defrost below.
AUTO DEFROST CHART
FOOD AMOUNT PROCEDURE
1 Ground meat .5 - 3.0 lb. Remove any thawed pieces after each stage. Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
2 Steaks
(Chops, fish)
.5 - 4.0 lb. After each stage of defrost cycle, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed por-
tions, shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat or fish that
is nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered, 10–20 minutes.
3 Chicken pieces .5 - 3.0 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
Auto Defrost Chart or is above or below the limits in
the AMOUNT column on the Auto 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 15. Estimate the defrosting time and press
3
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.
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