Sharp R-209KK R-209K , R-220K , R-230K Operation Manual - Page 14

SPECIAL FEATURES 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 level. See page 10. Estimate defrosting time and press POWER LEVEL pad 8 times 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 2-3 cups of casserole or 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 at 30% 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. POPCORN The popcorn setting automatically provides the correct cooking time for most brands of microwave popcorn. See the chart below. • Suppose you want to pop a regular size (3.5 oz) bag. PROCEDURE 1 Touch POPCORN pad once. The oven starts auto- matically. NOTE: 1. Popcorn pad can only be entered within 3 minutes after cooking, opening and closing the door or touching the STOP/CLEAR pad. 2. Popcorn can be programmed with More or Less Time adjustment. See page 16. POPCORN CHART FOOD AMOUNT POPCORN 1 bag 3.5 oz bag (100 g) (Regular) 2.85 - 3.5 oz bag (80 - 100 g) (Regular Light) 1.2 - 1.75 oz bag (35 - 50 g) (Mini) PROCEDURE Try several brands to decide which is most acceptable for your taste. Place bag with only one fold slightly off center and place bag with two folds in the center of the turntable. You should fold down the corners of the bag so it turns freely. Touch POPCORN pad once for regular. 1 . Touch POPCORN pad twice within 2 seconds for regular light. 2 . Touch POPCORN pad three times within 3 seconds for mini. 3 . 12