Samsung MG23F3C1EAS/SW manual English-24

Defrost (Time)

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	250 g	6½-7½	5-25	Place the meat on a flat
beef	500 g	10-12		ceramic plate. Shield
Pork steaks	250 g	7½-8½		thinner edges with
				aluminium foil. Turn over
				after half of defrosting
				time!

Food	Portion	Time	Standing	Instructions
		(min.)	time (min.)
Poultry
Chicken	500 g	14½-15½	15-40	First, put chicken pieces
pieces	(2 pcs)			first skin-side down,
Whole	900 g	28-30		whole chicken first
chicken				breast-side-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	200 g	6-7	5-15	Put frozen fish in the
	(2 pcs)			middle of a flat ceramic
	400 g	12-13		plate. Arrange the thinner
	(4 pcs)			parts under the thicker
				parts. Shield narrow
				ends with aluminium foil.
				Turn over after half of
				defrosting time!
Fruits
Berries	250 g	6-7	5-10	Distribute fruits on a flat,
				round glass dish (with a
				large diameter).
Bread
Bread rolls	2 pcs	½-1	5-20	Arrange rolls in a circle
(each about.	4 pcs	2-2½		or bread horizontally
50 g)				on kitchen paper in the
Toast/	250 g	4½-5		middle of turntable.
sandwich				Turn over after half of
German	500 g	8-10		defrosting time!
bread (wheat
+ rye flour)

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