Russell Hobbs RHM2013 user manual Defrosting foods Jet defrost, Weight defrost, Preset function

Defrosting foods Jet defrost

➢Before defrosting, make sure you have removed any metal twist-ties which often come with frozen food bags.

➢Open containers before they are placed in the microwave oven.

➢Always pierce plastic pouches or packages. Always shake gentle to ensure even defrosting.

➢If food is wrapped in foil, remove it and place the food in a suitable container.

➢Pierce the skins of frozen foods such as sausages.

➢The length of defrosting time depends on how solid the food is, if the food is still icy in the center, return it to the microwave oven for more defrosting.

➢As food starts to defrost, separate or remove the pieces, it will defrost more easily.

➢Turn food over for even defrosting.

➢For best results, let the food stand after defrosting.

Weight defrost

This microwave oven allows you to defrost meat, poultry and seafood by weight. The range of weights varies between 100g and 1800g.

The defrost display will show:

d1 – Meat

d2 – Poultry

d3 - Seafood

For example, if you want to defrost 600g of poultry:

1	Touch the 'Weight	AUTO
	Defrost' pad until the
	display shows 'd2'
2	Turn the 'Time/Menu'
		AUTO
	control to set the weight.		g
	The display will show.

3Touch the 'Start' pad. The microwave oven will automatically decide how long it will take to defrost the poultry and the time will start to count down.

Note: two thirds through the defrosting time the oven will stop and two tones will sound. This is to allow you to turn the food over for even cooking. To resume cooking, touch the 'Start' pad.

4When cooking has

finished, four tones will

sound and 'END' will be displayed. Two tones will

sound every two minutes until the door is opened or the 'Cancel' pad is touched.

The microwave oven can quickly defrost food to the set time entered. The maximum defrost time is 60 minutes.

For example, if you want to defrost food for 10 minutes:

1	Touch the 'Jet defrost'	..
	pad. The display will
	show.
			..
2	Turn the 'Time/Menu'
	control to set the time.

3Touch the 'Start' pad to start defrosting.

Note: two thirds through the defrosting time the oven will stop and two tones will sound. This is to allow you to turn the food over for even cooking. To resume cooking, touch the 'Start' pad.

4When cooking has finished, four tones will

sound and 'END' will be displayed. Two tones will

sound every two minutes until the door is opened or the 'Cancel' pad is touched.

Preset function

The preset function allows you to preset the microwave oven to start at a later time. The correct time of day must be set when using this function.

The following example shows you how to preset the microwave oven to cook food on power level 80% and for 5 minutes. If your clock is set for 10:20 and you want the microwave oven to start at 11:30:

1	Touch the 'Micro' pad.
		..
	The display will show
	the following.
2	To choose the length of
					.
	time you want to cook
	the food for, turn the			.
	'Time/Menu' control..
3	Touch the 'Power' pad
						%
	and select a power
	level.
4	Touch the 'Preset' pad.
			.
	The hour digits will
	flash. Turn the		.
	'Time/Menu' control to
	set the hour.
5	Touch the 'Preset' pad.		..
	The Minute digits will
	flash. Turn the

'Time/Menu' control to set the minutes.

6Touch the 'Start' pad. The microwave oven has now been preset, the preset symbol will flash until the time set is reached and the

9microwave oven will start.