Using the power defrost features

The Power Defrost features enable 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 turning the

Knob Dial. Refer to the table on the following page for a description of the various pre-programmed settings. At that time, press the Select button to select the type of food.

3. Select the size of the serving by turning the Knob Dial.

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 continue 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 and fish on a flat glass plate or on a ceramic plate, arrange bread, cake and fruit on kitchen paper.

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 20-90 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 20-90 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 20-80 minutes.
4	125-1000 g	Put bread horizontally on a piece of kitchen
Bread/Cake		paper and 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.
		Stand for 10-60 minutes.

5100-600 g Spread fruits evenly into a flat glass dish.

Fruit	This programme is suitable for all kind of fruits.
	Stand for 5-20 minutes.

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