Defrosting, Microwave + Grill | Samsung CE137NEM-X/XEH instruction

Cooking Guide (continued)

DEFROSTING

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

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: You will obtain more even defrosting results if you defrost smaller pieces of meat, rather than larger joints of meat.

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	500g	13-15	15-30	Place the meat on a flat ceramic
				plate. Shield thinner edges with
Pork steaks	250g	7-8		aluminium foil. Turn over after half of
				defrosting time!

Poultry
Chicken	500g	14-15	15-60	First, put chicken pieces first skin-
pieces	(2 pcs)			side down, whole chicken first breast-
Whole chicken	1200g	32-34		side-down on a flat ceramic plate.
Whole chicken	1200g	32-34		Shield the thinner parts like wings
				and ends with aluminium foil. Turn
				over after half of defrosting time!
Fish
Fish fillets	200g	6-7	10-25	Put frozen fish in the middle of a flat
Whole fish	400g	11-13		ceramic plate. Arrange the thinner
Whole fish	400g	11-13		parts under the thicker parts. Shield
				narrow ends with aluminium foil. Turn
				over after half of defrosting time!

Fruit
Berries	250g	6-7	5-10	Spread fruit on a flat, round glass
				dish (with a large diameter).
Bread
Bread rolls	2pcs	1-1½	5-10	Arrange rolls in a circle or bread
(each ca. 50 g)	4pcs	2½-3		vertically(like a tower) on kitchen
Toast/	250g	4½-5		paper in the middle of turntable. Turn
Sandwich				over after half of defrosting time!

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 4 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:

Whenever the grill only mode is used, make sure that the grill-heating element is under the ceiling in the horizontal position and not on the back-wall in the vertical position. Please remember that food must be placed on the high 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 microwaves + 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 microwaves + 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:

Whenever the combination mode (microwave + grill) is used, make sure that the grill heating element is under the ceiling in the horizontal position and not on the back-wall in the vertical position. The food should be placed on the high 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.