Manual Defrosting, Grill, Important Remark

Cooking Guide (continued)

MANUAL DEFROSTING

Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost frozen food in a short period of time.

This can be of great advantage, if unexpected guests suddenly show up.

Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metal ties and take it out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain away.

Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over half way, drain off any liquid and remove any giblets as soon as possible.

Check the food occasionally to make sure that it does not feel warm.

If smaller and thinner parts of the frozen food start to warm up, they can be shield by wrapping very small strips of aluminium foil around them during defrosting.

Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to stand for 20 minutes before continuing.

Leave the fish, meat and poultry to stand in order to complete defrosting. The standing time for complete defrosting will vary depending on the quantity defrosted. Please refer to the table below.

Hint: Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities need less time than bigger ones. Remember this hint while freezing and defrosting food.

For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to - 20 °C, use the following table as a guide.

All frozen food should be defrosted using defrosting power level (180 W).

Food	Portion	Time	Standing	Instructions
		(min.)	Time (min.)
Meat
Minced beef	250g	5-6	10-20	Place the meat on a flat ceramic
	500g	9-11		plate.Shield thinner edges with
				aluminium foil.Turn over after half of
Pork steaks	250g	6-7		defrosting time!

Poultry
Chicken pieces	500g	12-14	15-40	First, put chicken pieces first skin-side
Whole chicken	(2pcs)			down, whole chicken first breast-side-
Whole chicken	950g	24-26		down on a flat ceramic plate. Shield
				the thinner parts like wings and ends
				with aluminium foil. Turn over after
				half of defrosting time!
Fish
Fish fillets	200g	4½-	5-20	Put frozen fish in the middle of a flat
	(2 pcs)	5½		ceramic plate.Arrange the thinner
	400g			parts under the thicker parts.Shield
	(4 pcs)	8-10		narrow ends with aluminium foil.Turn
				over after half of defrosting time!

Fruits	250g	4½-	5-10	Distribute fruits on a flat, round glass
Berries	250g	4½-	5-10	Distribute fruits on a flat, round glass
		5½		dish (with a large diameter).
Bread
Bread rolls (each	2pcs	1½-2	5-10	Arrange rolls in a circle or bread
ca. 50 g)	4pcs	3-3½		horizontally on kitchen paper in the
Toast/Sandwich	250g	4-4½		middle of turntable.Turn over after half
German bread	500g	8-10		of defrosting time!
(wheat + rye
flour)

GRILL

The grill-heating element is located underneath the ceiling of the cavity. It operates while the door is closed and the turntable is rotating. The turntable's rotation makes the food brown more evenly. Preheating the grill for 3 minutes will make the food brown more quickly.

Cookware for grilling:

Should be flameproof and may include metal. Do not use any type of plastic cookware, as it can melt.

Food suitable for grilling:

Chops, sausages, steaks, hamburgers, bacon and gammon rashers, thin fish portions, sandwiches and all kinds of toast with toppings.

IMPORTANT REMARK:

Please remember that food must be placed on the rack, unless another instruction is recommended.

MICROWAVE + GRILL

This cooking mode combines the radiant heat that is coming from the grill with the speed of microwave cooking. It operates only while the door is closed and the turntable is rotating. Due to the rotation of the turntable, the food browns evenly. Three combination modes are available with this model:

600 W + Grill, 450 W + Grill and 300 W + Grill.

Cookware for cooking with microwave + grill

Please use cookware that microwaves can pass through. Cookware should be flameproof. Do not use metal cookware with combination mode. Do not use any type of plastic cookware, as it can melt.

Food suitable for microwave + grill cooking:

Food suitable for combination mode cooking include all kinds of cooked food which need reheating and browning (e.g. baked pasta), as well as foods which require a short cooking time to brown the top of the food. Also, this mode can be used for thick food portions that benefit from a browned and crispy top (e.g. chicken pieces, turning them over half way through cooking). Please refer to the grill table for further details.

IMPORTANT REMARK:

The food should be placed on the rack, unless another instruction is recommended. Otherwise it has to be placed directly on the turntable. Please refer to the instructions in the following chart.

The food must be turned over, if it is to be browned on both sides.

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