Samsung GE83X/XEO, GE83X/XEG manual Manual Defrosting

Reheating Liquids and Food

Use the power levels and times in this table as a guide lines for reheating.

Food	Serving Size	Power	Time (min.)
Drinks (Coffee,	150 ml (1 cup)	800 W		1-1½
Tea and Water)	250 ml (1 mug)			1½-2
	Instructions
	Pour in to a ceramic cup and reheat uncovered.
	Place cup (150 ml) or mug (250 ml) in the centre of turntable,
	Stir carefully before and after standing time.
	Stand for 1-2 minutes.
Soup (Chilled)	250 g	800 W		3-3½
	Instructions
	Pour into a deep ceramic plate. Cover with plastic lid.
	Stir well after reheating. Stir again before serving.
	Stand for 2-3 minutes.
Stew (Chilled)	350 g	600 W		5½-6½
	Instructions
	Put stew in a deep ceramic plate. Cover with plastic lid.
	Stir occasionally during reheating and again before standing and
	serving. Stand for 2-3 minutes.
Pasta with	350 g	600 W		4½-5½
Sauce (Chilled)	Instructions
	Put pasta (e.g. spaghetti or egg noodles) on a flat			ceramic plate.
	Cover with microwave cling film. Stir before serving. Stand for
	3 minutes.
Filled Pasta with	350 g	600 W		5-6
Sauce (Chilled)	Instructions
	Put filled pasta (e.g. ravioli, tortellini) in a deep ceramic plate.
	Cover with plastic lid. Stir occasionally during reheating and
	again before standing and serving. Stand for 3 minutes.
Plated Meal	350 g	600 W		5½-6½
(Chilled)	Instructions
	Plate a meal of 2-3 chilled components on a ceramic dish.
	Cover with microwave cling-film. Stand for 3 minutes.

MANUAL DEFROSTING

Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great advantage, if unexpected guests suddenly show up.

Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metal ties and take it out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain away.

Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over half way, drain off any liquid and remove any giblets as soon as possible.

Check the food occasionally to make sure that it does not feel warm.

If smaller and thinner parts of the frozen food start to warm up, they can be shield by wrapping very small strips of aluminium foil around them during defrosting.

Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to stand for 20 minutes before continuing.

Leave the fish, meat and poultry to stand in order to complete defrosting. The standing time for complete defrosting will vary depending on the quantity defrosted. Please refer to the table below.

Hint : Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities need less time than bigger ones. Remember this hint while freezing and defrosting food.

For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to -20 °C, use the following table as a guide.

Food	Serving Size	Power	Time (min.)
Meat
Minced Beef	250 g	180 W	6½-7½
	500 g		10-12
Pork Steaks	250 g	180 W	7½-8½
	Instructions
	Place the meat on a flat	ceramic plate. Shield thinner edges
	with aluminium foil. Turn over after half of defrosting time!
	Stand for 5-25 minutes.

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