DEFROSTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food

Serving Size

Power

Time (min.)

Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves

 

 

 

Poultry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gently defrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great

 

 

 

Chicken Pieces

500 g (2 pcs)

180 W

14-15

advantage, if unexpected guests suddenly show up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any

 

 

 

Whole Chicken

1200 g

180 W

32-34

metal ties and take it out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain

 

 

 

 

Instructions

 

 

away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First, put chicken pieces first skin-side down, whole

Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over half way, drain off

 

 

 

 

chicken first breast-side-down on a flat ceramic plate.

 

 

 

 

Shield the thinner parts like wings and ends with

any liquid and remove any giblets as soon as possible. Check the food

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aluminium foil. Turn over after half of defrosting time!

occasionally to make sure that it does not feel warm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serve after 15-60 minutes standing.

 

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

 

 

 

 

Fish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

defrosting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fish Fillets

200 g

180 W

6-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow

 

 

 

Whole Fish

400 g

180 W

11-13

it to stand for 20 minutes before continuing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions

 

 

Leave the fish, meat and poultry to stand in order to complete defrosting. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put frozen fish in the middle of a flat ceramic plate.

standing time for complete defrosting will vary depending on the quantity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrange the thinner parts under the thicker parts.

defrosted. Please refer to the table below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shield narrow ends of fillets and tail of whole fish

Hint:

Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities need

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with aluminium foil. Turn over after half of defrosting

 

less time than bigger ones. Remember this hint while freezing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

time! Serve after 10-25 minutes standing.

 

and defrosting food.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fruits

 

 

 

For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to -20 °C, use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berries

300 g

180 W

6-7

the following table as a guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions

 

 

Food

 

Serving Size

 

Power

Time (min.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spread fruit on a flat, round glass dish (with a large

Meat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

diameter). Serve after 5-10 minutes standing.

Minced Meat

250 g

 

180 W

6-7

 

 

 

 

 

Bread

 

 

 

 

 

500 g

 

 

8-13

 

 

 

 

 

Bread Rolls

2 pcs

180 W

1-1½

Pork Steaks

 

250 g

 

180 W

7-8

 

 

 

 

 

(Each ca. 50 g)

4 pcs

 

2½-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toast/Sandwich

250 g

180 W

4-4½

 

 

Place the meat on turntable. Shield thinner edges with

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions

 

 

 

 

aluminium foil. Turn over after half of defrosting time!

 

 

 

 

 

Arrange rolls in a circle or bread horizontally on

 

 

Serve after 15-30 minutes standing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kitchen paper in the middle of turntable. Turn over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

after half of defrosting time! Serve after 5-20 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

standing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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