GE PES7227BLTS Use and Care Manual - Page 11

USING YOUR OVEN About the features Time Defrost Time Defrost allows you to defrost for a selected length of time. See the Defrosting Guide for suggested times. 1. Press Defrost twice (display must show Time Defrost). 2. Enter defrosting time. 3. Press Start/Pause. When the oven signals, turn food over and break apart or rearrange pieces for more even defrosting. Shield any warm areas with small pieces of foil. The oven will continue to defrost if you don't open the door and turn the food. Power level is automatically set at 3, but can be changed. You can defrost small items quickly by raising the power level after entering the time. Power level 7 cuts the total defrosting time in about half; power level 10 cuts the total time to approximately 1/3. However, food will need more frequent attention than usual. A dull thumping noise may be heard during defrosting. This is normal when oven is not operating at High power. Defrosting Tips • Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be defrosted in the package. Closed packages should be slit, pierced or vented AFTER food has partially defrosted. Plastic storage containers should be partially uncovered. • Family-size, prepackaged frozen dinners can be defrosted and microwaved. If the food is in a foil container, transfer it to a microwave-safe dish. • For more even defrosting of larger foods, such as roasts, use Defrost Weight. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted before cooking. • Foods that spoil easily should not be allowed to sit out for more than one hour after defrosting. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. •When defrosted, food should be cool but softened in all areas. If still slightly icy, return to the microwave very briefly, or let it stand for a few minutes. Weight Defrost Weight defrost automatically sets the defrosting tmes and power levels to give even defrosting results for meats, poultry and fish weighing up to six pounds. 1. Press Defrost (display must show Weight Defrost). 2. Using the conversion guide, enter food weight. For example, press pads 1 and 2 for 1.2 pounds (1 pound, 3 ounces). 3. Press Start/Pause. There is a cooking guide located on the inside front of the oven. •Remove meat from package and place on microwavesafe dish. •When the oven signals, turn the food over. Remove defrosted meat or shield warm areas with small pieces of foil. •After defrosting, most meats need to stand 5 minutes to complete defrosting. Large roasts should stand for about 30 minutes. Conversion Guide If the weight of food is stated in pounds and ounces, the ounces must be converted to tenths (.1) of a pound. Ounces Pounds 1-2 .1 3 .2 4-5 .3 6-7 .4 8 .5 9-10 .6 11 .7 12-13 .8 14-15 .9 Cooking Guide 49-40780 11