Samsung CE117AE-X/XEH manual Using the Power Defrost Feature

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 microwave-safe.

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 pre- programmed settings.

3. Select the food weight 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 31 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	Standing	Recommendations
		Size	Time
1.	Meat	200-2000g	20-90 min. Shield the edges with aluminium foil. Turn
				the meat over, when the oven beeps.
				This programme is suitable for beef, lamb,
				pork, steaks, chops, minced meat.
2.	Poultry	200-2000g	20-90 min. Shield the leg and wing tips with aluminium
				foil. Turn the poultry over, when the oven
				beeps. This programme is suitable for
				whole chicken as well as for chicken
				portions.
3.	Fish	200-2000g	20-60 min.	Shield the tail of a whole fish with
				aluminium foil. Turn the fish over, when the
				oven beeps. This programme is suitable for
				whole fishes as well as for fish fillets.
4.	Bread /	125-1000g	10-60 min. Put bread horizontally on a piece of kitchen
	Cake			paper and turn over, as soon as the oven
				beeps. Place cake on a ceramic plate and if
				possible, turn over, as soon as the oven
				beeps.
				(Oven keeps operating and is stopped,
				when you open the door.)
				This programme is suitable for all kinds of
				bread, sliced or whole, as well as for bread
				rolls and baguettes. Arrange bread rolls in a
				circle.
				This programme is suitable for all kinds of
				yeast cake, biscuit, cheese cake and puff
				pastry. It is not suitable for short/crust
				pastry, fruit and cream cakes as well as for
				cake with chocolate topping.
5.	Fruit	100-600g	5-20 min.	Spread fruits evenly into a flat glass dish.
				This programme is suitable for all kind of
				fruits.

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