Sharp AX-1100R AX-1100 Operation Manual - Page 26

AUTOMATIC COOKING MICRO DEFROST Micro Defrost has 4 menus. Do not use the glass tray, steam tray and metal rack. 1 Ground meat 2 Chicken bone-in 3 Chicken boneless 4 Steaks, Chops Refer to MICRO DEFROST CHART below for details. * Suppose you want to defrost a 0.5 lb steak. PROCEDURE 1 Press Micro Defrost once. 2 Select desired Micro Defrost setting. (Ex: press number 4 to select steaks.) 3 Press number for desired weight. (Ex: press 5 for 0.5 lb.) 4 Place food in oven by following the directions in the cooking chart below. Close the door. Press Minute Plus/START. 5 The oven will stop and CHECK will flash on and off. Open the door. Turn over the steak and shield the defrosted portions. Close the door. Press Minute Plus/START. NOTES: 1. Enter the weight of the food only. Do not include the weight of the container. 2. Any selection can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. See page 29. 3. To defrost other foods or foods above or below the weights allowed on Micro Defrost Chart, use time and 30% microwave power. See MANUAL DEFROST below. 4. After cooking, the oven will automatically cool and you will hear the sound of the cooling fan. The fan may continue to operate up to 10 minutes depending on the oven and parts temperature. MANUAL DEFROST If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the MICRO DEFROST CHART or is above or below the limits in the "Amount" column on the MICRO DEFROST CHART below, you need to defrost manually. You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously cooked, by using Power Level 30%. Follow the exact 3-step procedure found under MICROWAVE on page 28. Estimate defrosting time and select 30% when you select the power level. For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule of thumb is approximately 5 minutes per pound. For example, defrost 5 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce. Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the oven in 1 minute increments on Power Level 30% until totally defrosted. When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in a microwave-safe dish. MICRO DEFROST CHART FOOD 1. Ground meat AMOUNT 0.5 - 2.0 lb PROCEDURE Remove any thawed pieces after each stage. Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes. 2. Chicken bone-in 0.5 - 3.0 lb 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. 3. Chicken boneless 0.5 - 2.0 lb After each stage, if there are warm or thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes. 4. Steaks, Chops 0.5 - 3.0 lb After each stage, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed portions, shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat or fish that is nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes. 24