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
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 preprogrammed settings.
3. Select the size of the serving 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 43 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.
Code | Food | Serving size | Standing | Recommendations |
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| time |
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1. | Meat | Shield the edges with | ||
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| aluminium foil. Turn the |
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| meat over, when the oven |
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| beeps. |
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| This programme is suitable |
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| for beef, lamb, pork, |
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| steaks, chops, minced |
|
|
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| meat. |
2. | Poultry | Shield the leg and wing tips | ||
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| with aluminium foil. Turn the |
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| poultry over, when the oven |
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| beeps. This programme is |
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|
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| suitable for whole chicken |
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| as well as for chicken |
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|
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| portions. |
3. | Fish | Shield the tail of a whole | ||
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| fish with aluminium foil. |
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| Turn the fish over, when |
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| the oven beeps. This |
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| programme is suitable for |
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| whole fishes as well as for |
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| fish fillets. |
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