Sharp R-820JS R-820BC , R-820JS Microwave Operation Manual - Page 24

OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES MANUAL DEFROST If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the AutoDefrost Chart or is above or below the limits in the "Amount" column on the AutoDefrost Chart, you need to defrost manually. You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously cooked, by using Power Level 3. Follow the exact 3-step procedure found under Time Cooking on page 9. Estimate defrosting time and press 3 for 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 3 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. TOUCH ON Touch On allows you to cook at 100% power by touching the Start/Touch On continuously. Touch On is ideal for melting cheese, bringing milk to just below boiling etc. The maximum cooking time is 3 minutes. MULTIPLE SEQUENCE COOKING Your oven can be programmed for up to 4 automatic cooking sequences for the microwave mode and 2 automatic cooking sequences for convection, grill and roast mode, switching from one power level setting to another automatically. Sometimes cooking directions tell you to start on one power level and then change to a different power level. Your oven can do this automatically. • Suppose you want to cook roast beef for 5 minutes at 100% and then continue to cook for 30 minutes at 50%. PROCEDURE 1 First touch Power Level pad twice for 100% power. Then enter cooking time. POWER LEVEL x 2 500 2 Touch Power Level pad. Touch number pad 5 for 50% power. Then enter second cooking time. POWER LEVEL 5 3000 3 Touch Start/ Touch On pad. START TOUCH ON • Suppose you want to melt cheese on a piece of toast. PROCEDURE 1 Continuously touch Start/ Touch On pad. The cooking time will begin counting up. START TOUCH ON 2 When the cheese is melted to desired degree, remove finger from Start/ Touch On pad. Oven stops immediately. NOTE: 1. If Power Level pad is touched twice, HIGH POWER will be displayed. 2. If 100% is selected as the final sequence, it is not necessary to touch the Power Level pad. 3. If you wish to know power level, simply touch the Power Level pad. As long as your finger is touching the Power Level pad, the power level will be displayed. NOTE: 1. Note time it takes for frequently cooked foods and program that time in the future. 2. Touch Start/Touch On pad within 3 minute after cooking, opening and closing the door or touching the Stop/Clear pad. 3. Touch On can only be used 3 times in a row. If more times are needed, open and close door or touch Stop/Clear. 4. Convection settings (No. 3, 4 and 5) cannot be programmed for multiple sequence cooking. MORE OR LESS TIME ADJUSTMENT Should you discover that you like any of Special Features settings slightly more done, touch the Power Level pad once after touching your choice of pads and before touching the Start/Touch On pad. The display will show MORE. Should you discover that you like any of Special Features settings slightly less done, touch the Power Level pad twice after touching your choice of pads and before touching the Start/Touch On pad. The display will show LESS. 21