Using the Auto Defrost Feature

 

Auto Defrost Settings

The Auto Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry or fish.

The following table presents the various Auto Defrost programmes,

The defrost time and power level are set automatically. You simply select the programme and the weight.

quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.

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✉Use only dishes that are microwave-safe.

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

1.Press the Auto( ) button.

Result : The following indication is displayed:

Press the Auto() button one or more times according to the type of food to be defrosted. Refer to the table on the next page for further details.

2.Select the food weight by pressing the kg and g button.

3.Press button. Result :

◆ Defrosting begins.

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

◆Press again to finish defrosting. When it has finished.

1)The oven beeps four times.

2)he end reminder signal will beep 3 times (once every minute).

3)The current time is displayed again.

✉You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave cooking/reheating function with a power level of 180W. Refer to the section entitled “ Cooking/Reheating” on page 9 for further details.

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

Code Food Portion

Standing

Recommendations

 

Time

 

200 - 1500 g 20-60 min. Shield the edges with aluminium foil.

Meat

 

Turn the meat over when the oven

 

 

beeps. This programme is suitable for

 

 

beef, lamb, pork, steaks, chops and

 

 

minced meat.

200 - 1500 g 20-60 min. Shield the leg and wing tips with

Poultry

 

aluminium foil. Turn the poultry over

 

 

when the oven beeps. This

 

 

programme is suitable for whole

 

 

chicken and chicken portions.

200 - 1500 g 20-50 min. Shield the tail of the whole fish with

Fish

 

aluminium foil. Turn the fish over when

 

 

the oven beeps. This programme is

 

 

suitable for whole fishes and fish

 

 

fillets.

125 - 625 g

5-20 min.

Put bread on a piece of kitchen paper

Bread/

 

and turn over, as soon as the oven

Cake

 

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 20.

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