Amana AMC7159TA Betriebsanweisung

The automatic Defrost control can be used, or the microwave 
oven can be manually set to defrost.

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Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before 
defrosting.

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Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.

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Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the 
end of cycle for more even defrosting.

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Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such 
as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See “Aluminum Foil 
and Metal” first.

Defrost has 6 categories: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Bagel, Muffin, and 
Butter. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer more 
than 20 minutes or for frozen ready-made food. Use the following 
chart as a guide.

1. Remove all packaging and/or wrapping from food, place it on 

the turntable, and close the door.

1. Touch DEFROST repeatedly until the desired food type is 

displayed.

2. Touch START/ENTER.

3. Touch the HOUR/1LB or MIN/0.1LB pad for weight when 

defrosting meat, poultry, or fish. Touch HOUR/1LB pad for 
quantity when defrosting bagels, muffins, or butter.

4. Touch START/ENTER.

During the defrosting cycle set for more than 1 minute (for 
meat, poultry, and fish), 5 tones will sound. These tones 
indicate that it is time to check, turn, separate, or rearrange 
food. Touch START/ENTER to resume defrosting cycle.

At the end of the defrosting time, “END” will appear in the 
display and the end-of-cycle tones will sound.

5. Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.

To Defrost Manually: Remove all packaging and/or wrapping 
from food, then follow directions in “Manual Microwave Cooking” 
section, and use 30% cooking power. See “Microwave Cooking 
Power” chart.

Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. The 
Warm Hold function uses 10% cook power. Warm Hold can be 
used by itself, or it can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle. 

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Cover plates of food.

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Cover foods that were covered while being cooked.

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For best results, do not cover baked goods such as pastries, 
pies, turnovers, etc.

1. Place hot cooked food on the turntable and close the door.

2. Touch WARM HOLD.

“WARM HOLD” scrolls on the display, then “START” appears 
and begins flashing.

3. Touch START/ENTER.

“START” will disappear from the display, and “WARM” will 
appear.

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and 
the end-of-cycle tones will sound.

4. Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display. 

To Set at end of cycle: Touch WARM HOLD while setting a 
cooking cycle before touching START/ENTER, or during cooking. 
The Warm Hold cycle will start immediately after the cooking 
cycle ends and the end-of-cycle tones sound.

Beef: ground, steaks, roast, 
stew

The narrow or fatty areas of 
irregular shaped cuts should 
be shielded with foil before 
defrosting.

Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb 
(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) 
patties.

Place all meats in microwave-
safe baking dish.

Lamb: stew and chops

Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, 
sausage

Chicken: whole and cut up

Place in microwave-safe 
baking dish, chicken breast 
side up.

Turkey: breast

Place in microwave-safe 
baking dish.

Place on paper towel or 
napkin.

Place on microwave-safe dish.