Bifinett KH 1108 manual Food Weight Defrosting Standing Advice Time Tips

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Freezing and defrosting – how it’s done …

Defrosting table

Defrosting

The microwave is an ideal device for defrosting frozen foods quickly and evenly.

The power output, defrosting and standing time settings must be selected to suit the consistency and quantity of the food to be defrosted. Microwaves always penetrate food from the outside and move towards the inside. Therefore the middle parts of particularly large pieces of food should not be fully defrosted as in doing this the outside layers may be burned.

Correct defrosting starts with the original freezing. Take this into account and proportion the quantities as small as possible, flat and suited your household requirements. You should also take into account the size of the bowls or dishes in which you will be defrosting later in the microwave.

The following defrosting table gives the defrosting times of some common foods. In addition to defrosting times, the table also gives standing times - all related to the quantity of food. During standing times, heat flows from the defrosted layers into the centre of the food, which may still be frozen, and thus temperature differences are evened out. Leave the frozen food inside or outside of the switched-off microwave during the standing time. The values given in the table are approximate only and variations may occur in practice. This can be caused by several factors to do with the food.

To use the integrated DEFROST function.

• Press the DEFROST button .

• Enter the defrosting time using the numerical keys .

• Press the START button .

FOOD	WEIGHT	DEFROSTING	STANDING	ADVICE/
		TIME	TIME	TIPS
Bread rolls	150 g / 2 pcs.	approx. 1 min.
Bread	500 g	8-10 min.	10-20 min.
Cream cake	400-800 g	8-12 min.	90-120 min.	Defrost the cake only
Butter	250 g	approx. 1 min.	20-30 min.	Remove the packaging and
				place the butter on a plate
Cheese	500 g	5-6 min.	60-90 min.	Turn the piece of cheese
(piece)				over once after half the time
				has elapsed
Cooked	200 g	approx. 3 min.	10-15 min.	Turn the piece of cooked
meats				meat once after half the
				time has elapsed. Cut the
				slices before standing time
				carefully using a knife.
Strawberries	250 g	approx. 8 min.	5-10 min.	Defrost the strawberries or
				other fruit in a bowl with a
				lid. Carefully stir once after
				half the time has elapsed
				carefully

Before defrosting meat, poultry or fish please read the section WEIGHT DEFROST in the operating instructions supplied with the microwave.

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