LG MV-1725B - Manual (Page 18)

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OPERATION
Weight conversion chart
You are probably used to food weights being in pounds
and ounces that are fractions of a pound (for example
4 ounces equals 1/4 pound).
However, in order to enter food weight in Auto Defrost,
you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound. If the
weight on the food package is in fractions of a pound,
you can use the following chart to convert the weight to
decimals.
DEFROSTING TIPS
• When using Auto Defrost, the weight to be entered
is the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds (the
weight of the food minus the container).
• Use Auto Defrost only for raw food. Auto Defrost
gives best results when food to be thawed is a
minimum of 0˚F (taken directly from a true freezer).
If food has been stored in a refrigerator-freezer that
does not maintain a temperature of 5˚F or below,
always program a lower food weight (for a shorter
defrosting time) to prevent cooking the food.
• If the food is stored outside the freezer for up to
20 minutes, enter a lower food weight.
• The shape of the package alters the defrosting time.
Shallow rectangular packets defrost more quickly
than a deep block.
• Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated
pieces defrost more easily.
• You can use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield
foods like chicken wings, leg tips, and fish tails, but
the foil must not touch the side of the oven. Foil
causes arcing, which can damage the oven lining.
• Shield areas of food with small pieces of foil if they
start to become warm.
• For better results, a preset standing time is
included in the defrosting time.
NUMBER AFTER
DECIMAL
EQUIVALENT
OUNCE WEIGHT
.10
.20
.25
.30
.40
.50
.60
.70
.75
.80
.90
1.00
1.6
3.2
4.0
4.8
6.4
8.0
9.6
11.2
12.0
12.8
14.4
16.0
One-Quarter Pound
One- Half Pound
Three-Quarters Pound
One Pound
AUTO DEFROST
Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost
sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to
defrost frozen foods. The Defrost Sequence Table
below provides some basic guidelines for using the
three defrost sequences.
1. Press Stop/Clear.
2. Press Auto Defrost.
3. Choose food category.
Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs. of meat.
Category
Meat
Poultry
Fish
Press pad
number
1
2
3
4. Enter the weight.
5. Press Start.
6. When you touch the
START pad. The display
changes to defrost time
count down. The oven will
beep during the
DEFROST cycle. At beep,
open the door and turn
food over, separate or
rearrange the food.
Remove any portions that
have thawed.
The oven will not STOP
during the beep unless
the door is opened.
7. Close the door and restart.
8. When the defrost time is
over, you will hear four
beeps and END will display.
NOTE: If you do not open the
door the display will
resume the countdown.