Using the Power Defrost Feature
The Power Defrost ( ) feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish, bread , cake and fruit. 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.Press the Power Defrost ( ) button.
2.Select the type of food that you are cooking by pressing
the Power Defrost ( ) button. Refer to the table on the following page for a description of the various pre- programmed settings.
3.Select the food weight by turning the dial knob.
4.Press Start( ) button. Result:
Defrosting begins.
The oven beeps through defrosting to remind you to turn the food over.
5.Press the Start( ) again to finish defrosting.
Result: When cooking has finished, the oven will beep and flash “0” four times. The oven will then beep one time per minute.
You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave function with a power level of 180 W. Refer to the section entitled “Defrosting” on page 24 for further details.
The following table presents the various Power Defrost programmes, quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations. Remove all kind of package material before defrosting.
Place meat, poultry and fish on a flat glass plate or on a ceramic plate, arrange bread and cake on kitchen paper.
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| the meat over, when the oven beeps. |
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| This programme is suitable for beef, lamb, |
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| pork, steaks, chops, minced meat. |
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2. | Poultry | |||
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| foil. Turn the poultry over, when the oven |
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| beeps. This programme is suitable for |
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| whole chicken as well as for chicken |
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| portions. |
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3. | Fish | Shield the tail of a whole fish with | ||
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| aluminium foil. Turn the fish over, when the |
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| oven beeps. This programme is suitable for |
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| whole fishes as well as for fish fillets. |
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4. | Bread / | |||
| Cake |
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| paper and turn over, as soon as the oven |
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| beeps. Place cake on a ceramic plate and if |
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| possible, turn over, as soon as the oven |
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| beeps. |
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| (Oven keeps operating and is stopped, |
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| when you open the door.) |
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| This programme is suitable for all kinds of |
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| bread, sliced or whole, as well as for bread |
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| rolls and baguettes. Arrange bread rolls in a |
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| circle. |
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| This programme is suitable for all kinds of |
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| yeast cake, biscuit, cheese cake and puff |
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| pastry. It is not suitable for short/crust |
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| pastry, fruit and cream cakes as well as for |
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| cake with chocolate topping. |
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5. | Fruit | Spread fruits evenly into a flat glass dish. | ||
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| This programme is suitable for all kind of |
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| fruits. |
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