Using the Rapid Defrost Feature

The Rapid 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 Rapid Defrost button.

2.Select the type of food that you are cooking by pressing

the Rapid Defrost button. Refer to the table on the following page for a description of the various pre- programmed settings.

3. Select the food weight by turning the dial knob.

4.Press Start/+30Sec button.

Result:

Defrosting begins.

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

5.Press the Start/+30Sec 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 a power level of 180 W. Refer to the section entitled “Defrosting” on page 26 for further details.

The following table presents the various Rapid 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

Standing

Recommendations

 

 

Size

Time

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Meat

200-2000g

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

200-2000g

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

200-2000g

20-60 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 /

125-1000g

10-60 min. Put bread horizontally on a piece of kitchen

 

Cake

 

 

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

100-600g

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 CE117A/ZAM manual Using the Rapid Defrost Feature,  Use only containers that are microwave-safe