GE JVM1620 Owner's Manual

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Operating InstructionsTime FeaturesAllows you to defrost forthe length of time youselect. See the DefrostingGuide for suggested times.Power 3 is automaticallyset, but you may changethis for more flexibility.You may defrost smallitems more quickly byraising the power levelafter entering the time.However, they will needmore frequent attentionthan usual.At one half of selecteddefrosting time, the ovensignals TURN. At this time,turn food over and breakapart or rearrange piecesfor more even defrosting.Shield any warm areas withsmall pieces of foil.A dull thumping noise maybe heard duringdefrosting. This sound isnormal when the oven isnot operating at Highpower.Defrosting Tips• Foods frozen in paper orplastic can be defrostedin the package. Tightlyclosed packages shouldbe slit, pierced or ventedAFTER food has partiallydefrosted. Plastic storagecontainers should be atleast partially uncovered.• Family-size, prepackagedfrozen dinners can bedefrosted and micro-waved. If the food is in afoil container, transfer itto a microwave-safe dish.• Foods that spoil easily,such as milk, eggs, fish,stuffings, poultry andpork, should not beallowed to sit out formore than one hourafter defrosting. Roomtemperature promotesthe growth of harmfulbacteria.• For more even defrostingof large foods, such asbeef, lamb and vealroasts, use Auto Defrost.• Be sure large meats arecompletely defrostedbefore cooking.• When defrosted, foodshould be cool butsoftened in all areas. Ifstill slightly icy, return tothe microwave verybriefly, or let it stand afew minutes.Time Defrost181 Press DEFROSTAUTO/TIME twice.2 Enter defrosting time.3 Press START.4 Turn food over whenthe oven signals.5 Press START.(Auto Defrost explainedin the section on QuickTouch Features.)