Sharp R-21LC Owners Manual for R-21LC - Page 13

Express Defrost Use Express Defrost to defrost meat and poultry faster and better. Calculate total defrost time from chart below. Express Defrost can be programmed for a maximum of 90 minutes. * Suppose you want to defrost one pound of lamb chops for 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Procedure EXPRESS DEFROST 1 Touch EXPRESS DEFROST pad. 230 2 Enter defrosting time. (Refer to chart below.) Display DEF DEF START 3 Touch START pad. ON DEF Midway through the defrosting cycle, CHECK will light in the display and an audible signal will be heard. You may open the door, turn food over and shield any warm portions. Close the door. Note: If you do not open the door when an audible signal sounds, the defrosting cycle will continue and the defrosting time will count down to 0. TIPS: Allow foods to stand a few minutes after defrosting to equalize the temperature for better cooking results. Check food after standing. If additional time is needed, continue to defrost with time cooking. It is better to defrost with 30% power for R21LT. For R-21LV, it is better to defrost with Express Defrost continuously. Foods that are the same thickness throughout defrost better. If foods have varied thickness, it may be necessary to shield the thin edges with small flat pieces of aluminum foil to prevent overdefrosting. START 4 Touch START pad. Express Defrost Chart Food Thickness Beef steak Lamb chops Pork chops Boneless chicken breasts Fish steak less than 1" (2.5 cm) more than 1" (2.5 cm) 1" (2.5 cm) less than 1" (2.5 cm) more than 1" (2.5 cm) 1/2"-3/4" (1.3-1.9 cm) 3/4"-1" (1.9-2.5 cm) 1/2"-3/4" (1.3-1.9 cm) 3/4"-1" (1.9-2.5 cm) Time (min./lb.*) 3-31/2 31/2-4 21/2-3 21/2-3 31/2-4 21/2-3 3-31/2 2-21/2 21/2-3 *1 lb. = 450 g 12