JVM3160RTSS User Manual

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Weight Defrost

The Defrost Weight/Time feature gives you two ways to

defrost food.

Press Defrost Weight/Time once for weight defrost or

twice for Time Defrost.

Use Weight Defrost for meat,

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pounds. Use Time Defrost for

most other frozen foods.

Weight Defrost automatically

sets the defrosting times and

power levels to give even

defrosting results for meats,

poultry and fish.

1. Press Defrost Weight/Time

once.

2. Using the conversion guide,

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example, press pads 1 and

2 for 1.2 pounds (1 pound,

3 ounces).

3. Press Start/Pause.

Remove meat from package and place on microwave-

safe dish.

• When the oven signals, turn the food over. Remove

defrosted meat or shield warm areas with small pieces

of foil.

• After defrosting, most meats need to stand 5 minutes

to complete defrosting. Large roasts should stand for

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Time Features

USING YOUR OVEN

Express Cook

Start

Pause

Mute-

Hold 3 Sec

Defrost

Weight/Time

If the weight of food is stated in pounds

and ounces, the ounces must be

converted to tenths (.1) of a pound.

Ounces Pounds

1–2 .1

3 .2

4–5 .3

6–7 .4

8 .5

9–10 .6

11 .7

12–13 .8

14–15 .9

Time Defrost

Time Defrost allows you to defrost for a selected length

of time. See the Defrosting Guide for suggested times.

1. Press Defrost Weight/Time twice.

2. Enter defrosting time.

3. Press Start/Pause.

4. Turn food over when the

oven signal.

5. Press Start/Pause.

When the oven signals, turn

food over and break apart or

rearrange pieces for more

even defrosting. Shield any

warm areas with small pieces

of foil. The oven will continue

to defrost if you don’t open the

door and turn the food.

Power level is automatically

set at 3, but can be changed.

You can defrost small items

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level after entering the time.

Power level 7 cuts the total defrosting time in about half;

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usual.

A dull thumping noise may be heard during defrosting.

This is normal when oven is not operating at High power.

Defrosting Tips

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the package. Closed packages should be slit, pierced

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storage containers should be partially uncovered.

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defrosted and microwaved. If the food is in a foil

container, transfer it to a microwave-safe dish.

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roasts, use Defrost Weight. Be sure large meats are

completely defrosted before cooking.

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out for more than one hour after defrosting. Room

temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.

• When defrosted, food should be cool but softened in all

areas. If still slightly icy, return to the microwave very

briefly, or let it stand a few minutes counts down.