Sharp R-326FS R-326FS Microwave Operation Manual - Page 17

Defrost, Defrost Chart

Get Sharp R-326FS PDF manuals and user guides View all Sharp R-326FS manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 17 highlights

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. 2 Select desired food by touching number pad. (Ex. Touch 2 for steaks/ chops.) 3 Enter weight by touching the number pads 2 and 0 . (Ex. 2.0 lbs steak) 4 Touch START pad. 2 20 The oven will stop so that the food can be checked. 5 After the 1st stage, open the door. Turn steak over and shield any warm portions. Close the door. Touch START pad. 6 After the 2nd stage, open the door. Shield any warm portions. 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 allowed amount (0.5-3.0 lbs), ERROR will appear in the display. 2. Defrost can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. Touch POWER LEVEL once or twice before touching START. See page 16. 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 16. DEFROST CHART FOOD 1. Ground meat AMOUNT .5 - 2.0 lbs PROCEDURE 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 or fish 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. 15

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
15
Defrost automatically defrost ground meat, steaks, chops, fish and poultry.
•
Suppose you want to defrost a 2.0 lb steak.
DEFROST
2. Steaks/chops
Remove any thawed pieces after each stage.
Let stand, covered, 5 to 10 minutes.
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 or fish that is nearly defrosted.
Let stand, covered, 10 to 20 minutes.
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.
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.
DEFROST CHART
.5 - 2.0 lbs
1.
Ground meat
3.
Boneless poultry
FOOD
PROCEDURE
AMOUNT
.5 - 3.0 lbs
PROCEDURE
1
Select desired food by
touching number pad.
(Ex. Touch
2
for steaks/
chops.)
2
Touch
DEFROST
pad.
Enter weight by touching
the number pads
2
and
0 .
(Ex. 2.0 lbs steak)
3
2
2
0
Touch
START
pad.
4
The oven will stop so that the food can be checked.
After the 1st stage, open the door.
Turn steak over and shield any warm portions.
Close the door.
Touch
START
pad.
5
After the 2nd stage, open the door. Shield any
warm portions. Close the door.
Touch
START
pad.
6
NOTE:
1.
If you attempt to enter more or less than the allowed
amount (0.5-3.0 lbs),
will appear in the dis-
play.
2.
Defrost can be programmed with More or Less Time
Adjustment. Touch
POWER LEVEL
once or twice
before touching
START
. See page 16.
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 16.
After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as
indicated in chart below.
7
ERROR
4.
Bone-in poultry
.5 - 3.0 lbs
.5 - 2.0 lbs
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.
SPECIAL FEATURES