Emerson MW8168B Owners Manual - Page 21

A U T OW E I G H TD E F R O S T I N G Defrostingfrozenfood is one of the benefitsof a microwaveoven.Microwavedefrostingis much fasier than refrigeratordefrostingand saferthan room temperaturedefrosting,since it does not promote the growth of harmfulbacteria.Furthermore,your oven does program defrostingfor foods listedbelow.See page9 for more information. A U T OW E I G H TD E F R O S T I NCGH A R T YoucanAutoWeightDefrosftoodsupto theweightlimitsshownbelow' CATEGORY DISPLAY dEF 1 dEF 2 d E F3 FOOD Poultry Meat. Ground Fish RANGE 0.1to 6.0lbs 0.1to 4.0lbs 0.1to 3.0lbs PForerbpeasrtrienigufoltossd, efolercfgtreoeodzqinugilityfoodandfreeziemmediateFlyo.odshouldbewrapped as airtighat s possiblebeforefreezing. Wrappingmaierialsbestsuitedfor useinthefreezear reodorlessa, ndmoistureandvapor p r o d t .H e a v yd u t y p l a s t i cw r a p sa n db a g s ,a n df r e e z e rw r a pa r es u i t a b l e . Wnenwrapfingfbi freezinga, rrangeme-atp,oultryf,ishandseafoodinthin,uniformlayers. packageminc6ameatin i to e inchthickrectangulasrquareor roundshapesC. hicken piecescl hops,stewmeatandfishfilletswilldefrosmt oreeasilyif frozenin 1or2 piece iayersratheithanin bulkythickpackagesT.oaidin separatinicghops,hamburgepratties andtsn filletsduringdeirostingp,lacetwo piecesof waxpaperbetweenthelayers. Removegibletsfrori lreshpouttryffhe gibletsmaybe frozenseparatelyif,desired.C) lean a n d d r y i o u l t r y .T i et e g sa h dw i n g sw i t hs t r i n g ; t h i freezing.'RemoevexcelsairfrompackageL, abelco sh e l p sp o u l t r yk e e pi ntentsd, ateandwei ts sh ght. a p ed u rin g Converslon Chart Ounces 1-? 3-4 5-6 8-9 10-11 12-13 14 15- 16 Hundredthsof a Pound .06-.15 . 1 6 -, 2 5 . 2 6 -. 3 5 .36-.45 . 4 6 -. 5 5 .56-.65 . 6 6 -. 7 5 .76-.85 .86-.95 Tenths of a pound 0,1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 Grams 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 . r lf lf a a roastweighs3.95poundsor 3 pounds1, 5ouncesp, rogram3.9pounds(1950grams). roastwefins3.g9poundsor 4 pounds0, ouncesp, rogram4 po_und(s2000grams)' Toobtainthe bestresulisf,ollowspecialtechniqufeosrdefrostingR.emembewr hen defrostintgo allowfora standingtimeto evenlythawfood.Unwrapfood,placein dish' or arrang6properlyon dishso microwavecsanreachallsides.Halfwaythroughdefrosting time,stii turnoveror redistributfeood.Breakingupthe piecesof chickenf,ishandmeat thatarepartiailythawedwillhelp.Anypieceswhicharethawedshouldbe removed' 20