KitchenAid KCMC1575BSS Owner's Manual

Defrost

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Unwrap foods and remove lids (for example, from fruit juice 
containers) 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 the 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.

The Defrost feature has preset times and cook powers for 
defrosting meat, poultry and fish by weight. It should not be used 
for food that has been left outside the freezer for more than 
20 minutes, or for frozen ready-made food. Use the following 
chart as a guide.  

1. Place food, uncovered, on the turntable and close the door.

2. Touch DEFROST.

Enter the weight in pounds. 

Weight can be set from 0.3 lb to 6.3 lbs (136 g to 2.86 kg).

NOTE: Enter weight in grams if weight entry mode is set to 
metric. See “Weight Entry Mode” section.

3. Touch START.

The display will count down the defrost time.

The cycle may be interrupted briefly to turn food, if necessary, 
by opening the door. Close the door and touch START to 
resume the cycle.

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

4. Touch STOP CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.

To Defrost Manually: Follow direction in “Manual Cooking” 
section, and use 30% cooking power. See “Microwave Cooking 
Power” chart.

Meat

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. Do not cover.

Poultry

Place in microwave-safe baking 
dish, chicken breast side up. Do 
not cover.

Fish

Place in microwave-safe baking 
dish. Do not cover.