Samsung MC28H5135CK/EF manual Defrosting, Hint

DEFROSTING

Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost
					Food	Portion		Power	Time (min.)
frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great advantage, if unexpected
					Poultry
guests suddenly show up.
Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metal ties and					Chicken Pieces	500 g (2 pcs)		180 W	14-15
take it out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain away.					Whole Chicken	1200 g		180 W	32-34
Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over half way, drain off				any liquid and
						Instructions
remove any giblets as soon as possible. Check the food occasionally to make sure that it
						First, put chicken pieces first skin-side down, whole chicken
does not feel warm.
						first breast-side-down on a flat ceramic plate. Shield the
If smaller and thinner parts of the frozen food start to warm up, they can be shield by
						thinner parts like wings and ends with aluminium foil. Turn
wrapping very small strips of aluminium foil around them during defrosting.
						over after half of defrosting time!
Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to stand						Serve after 15-60 minutes standing.
for 20 minutes before continuing.					Fish
Leave the fish,	meat and poultry to stand in order to complete defrosting. The standing				Fish Fillets	200 g		180 W	6-7
time for complete defrosting will vary depending on the quantity defrosted. Please refer to					Whole Fish	400 g		180 W	11-13
the table below.
Hint:	Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities need less time					Instructions
	than bigger ones. Remember this hint while freezing and defrosting food.					Put frozen fish in the		middle of a flat ceramic plate. Arrange
For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to -20 °C, use the following						the thinner parts under the thicker parts. Shield narrow ends
						of fillets and tail of	whole fish with aluminium		foil. Turn over
table as a guide.
						after half of defrosting time!
Food		Portion	Power	Time (min.)		Serve after 10-25 minutes standing.
Meat					Fruits
Minced Meat		250 g	180 W	6-7	Berries	300 g		180 W	6-7
		500 g		8-13		Instructions
Pork Steaks		250 g	180 W	7-8		Spread fruit on a flat, round glass dish (with a large diameter).
						Serve after 5-10 minutes standing.
		Instructions
					Bread
		Place the meat on turntable. Shield thinner edges with
					Bread Rolls	2 pcs		180 W	1-1½
		aluminium foil. Turn over after half of defrosting time!
					(Each ca. 50 g)	4 pcs			2½-3
		Serve after 15-30 minutes standing.
					Toast/Sandwich	250 g		180 W	4-4½
						Instructions
						Arrange rolls in a circle or bread horizontally on kitchen paper
						in the middle of turntable. Turn over after half of defrosting
						time! Serve after 5-20 minutes standing.
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