USING THE AUTO POWER DEFROST FEATURE

The Auto Rapid Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish and bread/cake. The defrost time and power level are set automatically. You simply select the programme and the weight.

Use only dishes that are microwave-safe.

First, place the frozen food in the centre of the turntable and close the door.

1.Select the type of food that you are cooking by

pressing the Power Defrost () button one or more times. (Refer to the table on the side).

2.Select the food weight by pressing the () and () buttons.

It is possible to set up to a maximum of 1500 g.

3.Press the button.

Result :

• Defrosting begins.

The oven beeps half way through

defrosting to remind you to turn the food over.

Press button again to finish defrosting.

You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave cooking/reheating function with a power level of 180 W. Refer to the section entitled “Cooking/Reheating” on page 12 for further details.

AUTO POWER DEFROST SETTINGS

The following table presents the various Auto Power Defrost programmes, quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.

Remove all kinds of package material before defrosting. Place meat, poultry, fish and Bread Cake on a ceramic plate.

Code/Food

PortionStanding time

1. Meat

200-1500 g

20-60 min.

Recommendations

Shield the edges with aluminium foil. Turn the meat over when the oven beeps.

This programme is suitable for beef, lamb, pork, steaks, chops and minced meat.

2.

Poultry

200-1500 g

 

20-60 min.

 

 

 

Recommendations

 

 

Shield the leg and wing tips with aluminium foil. Turn the poultry

 

 

over when the oven beeps.

 

 

This programme is suitable for whole chicken and chicken

 

 

portions.

 

 

3.

Fish

200-1500 g

 

20-50 min.

 

 

 

Recommendations

 

 

Shield the tail of the whole fish with aluminium foil. Turn the fish

 

 

over when the oven beeps. This programme is suitable for whole

 

 

fishes and fish fillets.

 

 

4.

Bread/Cake

125-625 g

 

5-20 min.

Recommendations

Put bread 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.

Select the Manual Defrosting function with a power level of 180 W if you want to defrost food manually. For further details on manual defrosting and defrosting time, refer to the page 25-26.

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