Using the auto power defrost feature

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The Auto Rapid Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish and bread/cake. The defrost time and power level are set automatically. You simply select the programme and the weight.

Use only dishes that are microwave-safe.

First, place the frozen food in the centre of the turntable and close the door.

1.Select the type of food that you are cooking by pressing the Power Defrost () button one or more times. (Refer to the table on the side).

2. Select the food weight by pressing the ( ) and () buttons.

It is possible to set up to a maximum of 1500 g.

3.Press the button.

Result :

•Defrosting begins.

•The oven beeps half way through

defrosting to remind you to turn the food over.

•Press button again to finish defrosting.

You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave cooking/reheating function with a power level of 180 W. Refer to the section entitled “Cooking/Reheating” on page 10 for further details.

Auto power defrost settings

The following table presents the various Auto Rapid Defrost programmes, quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.

Remove all kinds of package material before defrosting. Place meat, poultry, fish and Bread Cake on a ceramic plate.

Code/	Serving	Standing	Recommendations
Food	size	time
1. Meat	200-1500 g	20-60 min.	Shield the edges with aluminium foil.
			Turn the meat over when the oven beeps.
			This programme is suitable for beef, lamb,
			pork, steaks, chops and minced meat.
2. Poultry	200-1500 g	20-60 min.	Shield the leg and wing tips with aluminium
			foil. Turn the poultry over when the oven
			beeps. This programme is suitable for whole
			chicken and chicken portions.
3. Fish	200-1500 g	20-50 min.	Shield the tail of the whole fish	with
			aluminium foil. Turn the fish over	when the
			oven beeps. This programme is suitable for
			whole fishes and fish fillets.
4. Bread/	125-625 g	5-20 min.	Put bread on a piece of kitchen paper and
Cake			turn 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.

Select the Manual Defrosting function with a power level of 180 W if you want to defrost food manually. For further details on manual defrosting and defrosting time, refer to the page 22-23.

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