GE JES84T Use And Care & Cooking Manual

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DEFROST~G BY T~Time Defrost (Power Level 3)Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing offrozen food and is one of the grat advantages ofa microwave oven.To become better acquainted with the defrost function,defrost a 10 oz. package of frozen strawberries byfollowing the steps below.Use the Time Defrost setting to quickly thaw foodssuch as bread, rolls, vegetables, fmits and frozendinners.Step 1: Place package of frozen strawberries inthe oven and close door. Be sure package containsno metal.l Power level 3 is automatically set when you pressTIME DEFROST pad, but you may change thisfor more flexibility. The Auto Defrost setting isprefemed for meat and poultry because the ovensets the defrosting time and power levels for you.l See your Defrosting Guide for defrosting help.How to Change Power Level1. Press TIME DEFROST.2. Select defrosting time.3. Press POWER LEVEL.4. Select power.5. Press START.m“go’’uchTIMEStep 3: Select one half of the total defrosting timerecommended in the Defrosting Guide. For example,touch pads 4, 0 and O for 4 minutes.n Step 4: Touch START. Whenthe cycle is completed, the ovenSTART signals ~d flashes “End,” thenautomatically shuts off.Step 5: Turn the package over, close the door andrepeat Steps 2 and 3 to set remaining half ofdefrosting time and touch START.Step 6: When the oven signals and flashes “End,”open the door, remove the package and separatestrawberries to finish defrosting.Defrosting Tipsl Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be defrosted in l For even defrosting, some foods need to be brokenthe package. up or separated part of the way through thedefrosting time.=,~,,( .(&:;:&=.’&~ .7~:;-:d~ , “~l Family-size, pre-packaged frozen dinners can bedefrosted and microwaved. If the food is in a foil l Check the Defrosting Guide for other defrosting tips.container, transfer it to a microwave-safe dish. l Foods that spoil easily, such as milk, eggs, fish,stuffings, poultry and pork should not be allowedto sit out for more than one hour after defrosting.Room temperature promotes the growth of harmfulbacteria.12