Samsung NQ50H5537KB/WT manual Defrosting, Reheating liquids and food, Power Time

Reheating liquids and food

Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for reheating.

				Standing
Food	Portion	Power	Time	time	Instruction
				(min.)
Drink	250 ml	800 W	1½-2	1-2	Pour into a ceramic cup and
	(1 mug)				reheat uncovered. Place cup
	500 ml		2-3		in the center of ceramic tray.
	(2 mugs)				Stir carefully before and after
					standing time.
Soup	250 g	800 W	3-4	2-3	Pour into a deep ceramic
(Chilled)					plate. Cover with plastic lid.
					Stir well after reheating. Stir
					again before serving.
Stew	350 g	600 W	5-6	2-3	Pour into a deep ceramic
(Chilled)					plate. Cover with plastic lid.
					Stir well after reheating. Stir
					again before serving.
Pasta with	350 g	600 W	5-6	2-3	Pour into a deep ceramic
sauce					plate. Cover with plastic lid.
(Chilled)					Stir well after reheating. Stir
					again before serving.
Plated meal	350 g	600 W	5-6	3	Plate a meal of 2-3 chilled
(Chilled)	450 g		6-7		components on a ceramic dish.
					Cover with microwave cling film.

Defrosting

Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be a 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 a 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, press STOP/CANCEL button 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 on the next page.

Hint: Flat food is defrosted better than thicker items, 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.

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