Using the Auto Rapid Defrost Feature
The Auto Rapid Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, EN 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
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 Rapid 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 1500g
3.Press the Start/+30Sec button. Result :
Defrosting begins.
The oven beeps half way through defrosting to remind you to turn the food over.
Press Start/+30Sec 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 180W. Refer to the section entitled “ Cooking/Reheating” on page 8 for further details.
Auto Rapid Defrost Settings
The following table presents the various Rapid 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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1. | 200 | - 1500 g | Shield the edges with aluminium foil. Turn | |
Meat |
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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. | 200 | - 1500 g | Shield the leg and wing tips with aluminium | |
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. | 200 | - 1500 g | Shield the tail of a whole fish with | |
Fish |
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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. | 125 | - 625 g | Put bread horizontally on a piece of kitchen | |
Bread/ |
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| paper and turn over, as soon as the oven |
Cake |
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| 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.
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 19.
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