Food, Hint, Serving Size Power Time min

DEFROSTING

Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost

Food

Serving Size

Power

Time (min.)

frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great advantage, if unexpected

Poultry

guests suddenly show up.

Chicken Pieces

500 g (2 pcs)

180 W

14-15

Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metal ties and

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! Stand for 15-60 minutes.

Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to stand

Fish

for 20 minutes before continuing. Leave the fish,

meat and poultry to stand in order to

Fish Fillets

200 g

180 W

6-7

complete defrosting. The standing time for complete defrosting will vary depending on

Whole Fish

400 g

180 W

11-13

the quantity defrosted. Please refer to the table below.

Hint:

Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities need less time

Instructions

Put frozen fish in the

middle of a flat ceramic plate. Arrange

than bigger ones. Remember this hint while freezing and defrosting food.

the thinner parts under the thicker parts. Shield narrow ends

For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to - 20 °C, use the following

of fillets and tail of

whole fish with aluminium foil. Turn over

table as a guide.

after half of defrosting time! Stand for 10-25 minutes.

Food

Serving Size

Power

Time (min.)

Fruit

Berries

300 g

180 W

6-7

Meat

Minced Meat

250 g

180 W

6-7

Instructions

500 g

9-12

Spread fruit on a flat, round glass dish (with a large diameter).

Pork Steaks

250 g

180 W

5-7

Stand for 5-10 minutes.

Bread

Instructions

Bread Rolls (Each

2 pcs

180 W

1-1½

Place the meat on turntable. Shield thinner edges with

ca. 50 g)

4 pcs

2½-3

aluminium foil. Turn over after half of defrosting time! Stand for

15-30 minutes.

Toast/Sandwich

250 g

180 W

4-4½

German Bread

500 g

180 W

7-9

(Wheat + Rye Flour)

Instructions

Arrange rolls in a circle or bread horizontally on kitchen paper

in the middle of turntable. Turn over after half of defrosting

time! Stand for 5-20 minutes.

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