GE Spacemaker JVM1660 Owner's Manual

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17Time FeaturesAllows you to defrost forthe length of time youselect. See the DefrostingGuide for suggested times.Power level 3 isautomatically set, but youmay change this for moreflexibility. You may defrostsmall items more quicklyby raising the power levelafter entering the time.However, they will needmore frequent attentionthan usual.Power level 7 cuts thetotal defrosting time inabout half; power level10 cuts the total time toapproximately 1/3. Rotateor stir food frequently.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 noisemay be heard duringdefrosting. This soundis normal when theoven is not operatingat High power.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,prepackaged frozendinners can be defrostedand microwaved. Ifthe food is in a foilcontainer, 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 larger 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. If stillslightly icy, return to themicrowave very briefly, orlet it stand a few minutes.1 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 onConvenience Features.)Time Defrost