Cooking Guide(continued)
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 |
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For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about
All frozen food should be defrosted using defrosting power level (180 W).
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Minced beef | 500g | 14 - 15 | 5 - 20 | Place the meat on a flat | ||||
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Pork steaks | 250g | 7 | - | 7½ |
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Chicken | 500 g | 15 | - 16 | 15 - 40 | First, put chicken pieces first | |||
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Whole chicken | 900g | 32 - 34 |
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Fish fillets | 250g | 7 - 8 | 5 - 20 | Put frozen fish in the middle | ||||
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Berries | 250g | 7 | - | 8 | 5 | - | 10 | Distribute fruits on a flat, |
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Bread rolls | 2 pcs | 1½ | - | 2 | 5 | - | 10 | Arrange rolls in a circle or |
(each ca. 50 g) | 4 pcs | 3 | - 4 |
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Toast/ | 250g | 4 | - 5 |
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