Sharp R216LS R-214F , R-216F , R-220F Operation Manual - Page 12

SPECIAL FEATURES DEFROST Defrost automatically defrost ground meat, steaks, chops, fish and poultry. • Suppose you want to defrost a 2.0 lb steak. PROCEDURE 1 Touch DEFROST pad. 6 After the 2nd stage, open the door. Shield any warm portions. Close the door. Touch START pad. 2 Select desired food by touching number pad. 2 (Ex. Touch 2 for steak/chops.) 3 Enter weight by touching the number pads 2 and 0 . 2 0 (Ex. 2.0 lbs steak) 4 Touch START pad. The oven will stop so that the food can be checked. After the 1st stage, open the door. 5 Turn steak over and shield any warm por- tions. Close the door. Touch START pad. 7 After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as indicated in chart below. NOTE: 1. If you attempt to enter more or less than the al- lowed amount (0.5-3.0 lbs), in the display. EE will appear 2. Defrost can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. Touch POWER LEVEL once or twice before touching START. See page 14. 3. To defrost other foods or foods above or below the weights allowed on Defrost Chart below, use time and 30% power. See Manual Defrost on page 11. DEFROST CHART FOOD AMOUNT PROCEDURE 1. Ground Meat .5-2.0 lbs Remove any thawed pieces after each stage. Let stand, covered, 5 to 10 minutes. 2. Steaks/Chops .5-3.0 lbs 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 that is nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered, 10 to 20 minutes. 3. Boneless Poultry .5-2.0 lbs Use boneless breast of chicken or turkey. After each stage, if there are warm or thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes. 4. Bone-in Poultry .5-3.0 lbs Arrange pieces with meatiest portions toward outside of glass dish or microwave safe rack. After each stage, if there are warm or thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes. NOTE: Check foods when oven signals. After final stage, small sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals are thawed. Shielding prevents cooking from occurring before the center of the food is defrosted. Use small smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover edges and thinner sections of the food. 10