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 preprogrammed settings.

3. Select the size of food by turning the dial knob.

4.Press Start/+30s () button.

Result:

• Defrosting begins.

The oven beeps through defrosting to remind you to turn the food over.

5.Press the Start/+30s () 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 power level of 180 W. Refer to the section entitled “Defrosting” on page 33 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 size

Standing

Recommendations

 

 

 

time

 

1.

Meat

200-2000 g

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

200-2000 g

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

200-2000 g

20-80 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/Cake

125-1000 g

10-60 min.

Put bread horizontally on a piece

 

 

 

 

of kitchen 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

100-600 g

5-20 min.

Spread fruits evenly into a flat glass

 

 

 

 

dish. This programme is suitable for

 

 

 

 

all kind of fruits.

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Samsung CE107FT-S/XEO, CE107FT-S/XET manual Using the power defrost feature, Code Food, Standing Recommendations Time