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Using the auto POWER defrost feature

The Auto Power Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish and fruit/berry. 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 opposite page for further details)

2. Select the food weight by pressing the kg and 100g button. It is possible to set up to a maximum of 2000 g.

3. Press the Start () button.Result :Defrosting begins.

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

Press Start () 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 11 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 fruit/berry on a ceramic plate.

Code/FoodPortion

Standing

Recommendations

 

 

time

 

1. Meat

100-2000 g

20-60 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 and minced meat.

2. Poultry

100-2000 g

20-60 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 and chicken portions.
3. Fish

100-2000 g

20-50 min.

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. Fruit/Berry

100-600 g

5-20 min.

Spread fruits evenly into a flat glass

 

 

 

dish. This programme is suitable

 

 

 

for all kinds of fruits.

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 23.

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