Using the auto rapid defrost feature
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
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 (
) 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 13 for further details.
Auto rapid 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 |
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1. Meat | Shield the edges with aluminium foil. | ||
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| Turn the meat over when the oven |
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| beeps. This programme is suitable for |
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| beef, lamb, pork, steaks, chops and |
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| minced meat. |
2. Poultry | Shield the leg and wing tips with | ||
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| aluminium foil. Turn the poultry over |
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| when the oven beeps. This programme |
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| is suitable for whole chicken and |
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| chicken portions. |
3. Fish | Shield the tail of the whole fish with | ||
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| aluminium foil. Turn the fish over when |
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| the oven beeps. This programme is |
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| suitable for whole fishes and fish fillets. |
4. Bread/ | Put bread on a piece of kitchen paper | ||
Cake |
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| and turn over, as soon as the oven |
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| beeps. Place cake on a ceramic plate |
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| and if possible, turn over, as soon as |
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| the oven beeps. (Oven keeps operating |
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| and is stopped, when you open the |
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| door. This programme is suitable for |
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| all kinds of bread, sliced or whole, as |
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| well as for bread rolls and baguettes. |
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| Arrange bread rolls in a circle. This |
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| programme is suitable for all kinds of |
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| yeast cake, biscuit, cheese cake and |
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| puff pastry. It is not, suitable for short/ |
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| crust pastry, fruit and cream cakes as |
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| 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 29.
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