Samsung SMK9175ST - Manual (Page 24)

24_ using your microwave oven
USING ThE POWER DEFROSTING BUTTON
To thaw frozen food, set the weight of the food and the microwave automati-cally sets the defrosting time,
power level and standing time.
Please note that defrosting foods which weigh more than 1.0 lbs will take several minutes longer than
defrosting foods which weigh less than 1.0 lbs.
To thaw frozen food, set the weight of the food and the microwave automati-cally sets the defrosting time,
power level.
1. Press the power Defrost button.
The display shows: seleCt item with power DeFrost Button
2. Press the power Defrost repeatedly to from 1 until 4.
The display shows: enter weight with numeriC Button
The following items are shown in the display: meAt 0.0 lBs poultry 0.0 lBsFish 0.0
lBsBreAD 0.0 lBs
3. Enter your desired weight with numeric button.The display shows: press stArt
4. Press the start button.
5. When the oven beeps, open the door and turn food over.Press the start button to begin
defrosting.
• Switch places halfway through the reheating process.
AUTO DEFROSTING GUIDE
• Follow the instructions below when defrosting different types of food.
FooD
stAnDArD
Amount
proCeDure
Roast Beef,
Pork
2.5-6.0 lbs.
Start with the food placed fat side down. After each stage,
turn the food over and shield any warm portions with
narrow strips of aluminum foil.
Steaks,
Chops, Fish
0.5-3.0 lbs.
After each stage, rearrange the food. If there are any warm
or thawed portions of food, shield them with narrow flat
pieces of alumi-num foil. Remove any pieces of food that
are nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered, for 5-10 minutes.
Ground meat 0.5-3.0 lbs.
After each stage, remove any pieces of food that are nearly
defrosted. Let stand, covered with foil, for 5–10 minutes.
Whole
Chicken
2.5-6.0 lbs.
Remove giblets before freezing poultry. Start defrosting
with the breast side down. After the first stage, turn the
chicken over and shield any warm portions with narrow
strips of aluminum foil. After the second stage, again shield
any warm portions with narrow strips of aluminum foil. Let
stand, covered, for 30–60 minutes in the refrigera-tor.
Chicken
Pieces
0.5-3.0 lbs.
After each stage, rearrange or remove any pieces of food
that are nearly defrosted. Let stand for 10-20 minutes.
Bread 0.1-2.0 lbs.
Arrange rolls in a circle or bread horizontally on kitchen
paper in the middle of turntable. Turn over after half of
defrosting time!
Check foods when the oven signals. After the final stage, small sections may still be icy;
let them stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crys-tals have thawed. Shielding
roasts and steaks with small pieces of foil pre-vents the edges from cooking before the center of
the food has defrosted. Use narrow, flat, smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover the edges and
thinner sec-tions of the food.
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