Bosch HMB402 - Manual (Page 18)

Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Operation
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Using Your Microwave Oven
1. Touch GROUND BEEF TOUCH 1
QUICK DEFROST. CHICKEN PIECES TOUCH 2
FISH FILLETS TOUCH 3
2. Enter number to GROUND BEEF
make selection:
Touch 1.
Defrosting begins
automatically and
time counts down.
PROCEDURE DISPLAY
Example: To defrost 1.2 pounds of ground beef. Example: To defrost 1 pound of ground beef.
NOTE: When you touch START, the display changes
to defrost time countdown. The oven will beep twice
during the DEFROST cycle reminding you to open the
door and turn, separate or rearrange the food. Remove
any thawed portions, if possible, and return frozen por-
tions to the oven. Touch START to resume.
Auto Defrost
The defrost feature provides you with the best defrost-
ing method for frozen foods. The cooking guide will
show you which defrost sequence is recommended for
the food you are defrosting. With the Auto Defrost
feature, the oven automatically sets the defrosting time
and the power levels. For added convenience, the Auto
Defrost includes a built-in beep mechanism that re-
minds you to check, turn over, separate or rearrange
the food.
Three different defrosting levels are provided for foods
weighing 0.1 – 6.0 pounds:
1 MEAT
2 POULTRY
3 FISH
Quick Defrost
This feature provides you with the quick defrosting
method for one pound of frozen food.
Defrosting
• For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat, and
poultry from original wrapping or packaging.
• For best results, shape your ground meat into the
form of a doughnut before freezing. When defrost-
ing, scrape off thawed meat when the beep
sounds and continue defrosting.
• Place foods in a shallow container or on a micro-
wave roasting rack to catch drippings.
• Food should still be somewhat icy in the center
when removed from the oven.
Auto Defrost Categories
PROCEDURE DISPLAY
1. Touch MEAT TOUCH 1
AUTO DEFROST POULTRY TOUCH 2
FISH TOUCH 3
2. Enter number to ENTER WEIGHT
make selection:
Touch 1
3. Enter number to 1.2 LBS
enter the weight: TOUCH START
Touch 1, then 2.
4. Touch START. Defrost begins and
time counts down.
CODE CATEGORY ITEMS
1 Meat Ground beef, steak, beef cubes for stew, pot roast, rib roast, rump
roast, chuck roast, hamburger patties, lamb chops, rolled lamb roast, pork
chops, pork roast, hot dogs, spareribs, country-style ribs, rolled pork roast,
sausage, veal cutlets
2 Poultry Whole chicken (under 4 Ibs.); cut-up, boneless breasts; whole Rock Cor nish
hens; turkey breast
3 Fish Fish fillets, whole steaks, shellfish, crab meat, lobster tails, shrimp, scallops