Defrost
*When defrosting, use metal tray only.
The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking commences. Pay particular attention to large joints of meat and chicken, some foods should not be completely thawed before cooking. For example fish cooks so quickly that it is sometimes better to begin cooking while still slightly frozen. The BREAD programme is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf. These will require a standing time to allow the centre to thaw. In the following example I will show you how to defrost 1.4Kg of frozen poultry.
Press Stop/Clear.
Weight the food that you are about to defrost. Be certain to remove any metallic ties or wraps; then place the food on microwave safe dish on metal tray in your oven and close the oven door.
Press Defrost once.
Your oven has four microwave defrost
settings:- MEAT, POULTRY, FISH and Turn Dial knob until display shows “dEF2”. BREAD; each defrost category has
different power settings. Repeated
presses of the Defrost button will select a Press Enter for category(poultry) confirmation. different setting.
Enter the weight of the frozen food that you are about to defrost.
Category | Defrost No. |
| Turn Dial knob until display shows “1.4kg” for the weight of frozen food. |
MEAT | dEF1 |
POULTRY | Press Start. |
dEF2 | |
FISH | dEF3 |
BREAD | dEF4 |
| During defrosting your oven will “BEEP”, at which point open the oven door, turn food over and separate to |
| ensure even thawing. Remove any portions that have thawed or shield them to help slow down thawing. After |
| checking close the oven door and press Start to resume defrosting. |
| Your oven will not stop defrosting (even when the beep sounded) unless the door is opened. |
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