Using the Power Defrost Features

The Power Defrost features enable you to defrost meat, poultry, fish, bread and cake. The defrost time and power level are set automatically. You simply select the programme and the weight.

Use only containers that are microwave-safe.

Open the door. Place the frozen food on a ceramic in the centre of the turntable. Close the door.

1. Select the type of food that you are cooking by pressing the Power Defrost button once or more times

2.Select the size of the serving by press the Up(+)/Down(-)

button. (Refer to the table on the side.)

4.Press the START/+30s button.

Result:

• Defrosting begins.

• The oven beeps through defrosting to remind you to turn the food over.

5. Press the START/+30s button again to finish defrosting. Result: When cooking has finished, the oven will beep

and flash “End” 4 times. The oven will then beep one time per minute.

The following table presents the various Power Defrost programmes, quantities and appropriate instructions.

Remove all kind of package material before defrosting. Place meat, poultry, fish and bread/cake on a flat glass dish or ceramic plate.

Code/Food Serving Size

Instructions

1200-1500 g Shield the edges with aluminium foil. Turn the

Meat	meat over, when the oven beeps. This programme
	is suitable for beef, lamb, pork, steaks, chops,
	minced meat. Stand for 20-60 minutes.

2200-1500 g Shield the leg and wing tips with aluminium foil.

Poultry		Turn the poultry over, when the oven beeps. This
		programme is suitable for whole chicken as well as
		for chicken portions. Stand for 20-60 minutes.
3	200-1500 g	Shield the tail of a whole fish with aluminium foil.
Fish		Turn the fish over, when the oven beeps. This
		programme is suitable for whole fishes as well as
		for fish fillets. Stand for 20-50 minutes.

4125-1000 g Put bread on a piece of kitchen paper and turn

Bread/Cake	over, as soon as the oven beeps. Place cake
	on a ceramic plate and if possible, turn over, as
	soon as the oven beeps. (Oven keeps operating
	and is stopped, when you open the door.) This
	programme is suitable for all kinds of bread, sliced
	or whole, as well as for bread rolls and baguettes.
	Arrange bread rolls in a circle. This programme
	is suitable for all kinds of yeast cake, biscuit,
	cheese cake and puff pastry. It is not suitable for
	short/crust pastry, fruit and cream cakes as well
	as for cake with chocolate topping. Stand for
	5-20 minutes.

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