Whirlpool GMC275PRS Use and Care Manual - Page 11
Defrost, Weight, Or Quantity, Setting, Use Defrost, Meat, Poultry, Preparation, Poultry, Bag Size,
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DEFROST CHART The Custom Defrost system has 6 categories: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Bagel, Fruit Juice, and Roll/Muffin. Use the following chart as a guide. FOOD SETTING CODE WEIGHT OR QUANTITY Meats* 1 0.1 to 6.6 Ibs (45 g to 3 kg) Poultry* 2 0.1 to 6.6 Ibs (45 g to 3 kg) Fish* 3 0.1 to 4.4 Ibs (45 g to 1.34 kg) Bagel** 4 1 to 6 pieces Fruit Juice 5 6, 12 or 16 oz (170,340 or 454 g) Roll/Muffin 6 1 to 6 pieces *See Preparation chart at end of "Defrost" section for cuts, sizes, and instructions. **Bagel quantity settings 1 and 2 may appear to have longer defrost times than necessary; however, longer times use less cooking power. To use Defrost: 1. Touch DEFROST. "CODE" will appear in the display. 2. Touch the number pad from the Defrost chart to select food OR Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods. 3. Touch number pads from the Defrost chart to select the weight or quantity OR Touch 0 QUANTITY (number pad "0") repeatedly to select quantity. NOTE: You must use 0 QUANTITY pad to select a fruit juice quantity. 4, Touch START or wait 5 seconds, and the microwave oven will start automatically. The display will count down the defrost time. For better results, a preset standing time is included in the defrosting time. This may make the defrosting time seem longer than expected. If you have chosen settings 1,2 or 3, four tones will sound in the middle of the cycle and "TURN" will appear in the display for 5 seconds. Turn food if desired, close door, and touch START. When the cycle ends, "End" will appear in the display, 4 endof-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute. 5. Touch UPPER OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones. MEAT, POULTRY AND FISH DEFROST PREPARATION Use the following chart as a guide when defrosting meat, poultry, or fish. When setting the Defrost cycle, the net weight must be entered in pounds and tenths of pounds. MEAT Beef: ground, steaks, roast, stew Lamb: stew and chops Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, sausage POULTRY The narrow or fatty areas of irregular shaped cuts should be shielded with foil before defrosting. Do not defrost less than 1/4Ib (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties. Place all meats in microwavable baking dish. Chicken: whole and cut up Cornish hens Turkey: breast Place in microwavable baking dish, chicken breast side up. Remove giblets from whole chicken. FISH Fillets, Steaks, Whole, Shellfish Place in microwavable baking dish. • Do not use regular paper bags or glass utensils. • Pop only 1 package of popcorn at a time. • Follow manufacturer's instructions when using a microwave popcorn popper. • Listen for popping to slow to 1 pop every 1 or 2 seconds. Do not repop unpopped kernels. • Use fresh bags of popcorn for optimal results. • Cooking results may vary by brand and fat content. Popping time has been preset based on commercially packaged microwave popcorn. The oven is preset for the 3.5 oz (99 g) size, but can be changed. Use the following chart as a guide. BAG SIZE TOUCH PAD 3.5 oz (99 g) Once 3.0 oz (85 g) Twice 1.75 oz (50 g) Three times To use POPCORN: 1. Touch POPCORN (3 SIZES). The microwave oven will be set to automatically pop setting for the 3.5 oz (99 g) bag size. begin the Touch POPCORN (3 SIZES) repeatedly to scan and select bag size. 11