Samsung MC32F604TCT/ND manual Defrosting, Time Standing Food

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.

All frozen food should be defrosted using defrosting power level (180 W).

		Time	Standing
Food	Portion		time	Instructions
		(min.)
			(min.)
Meat
Minced Meat	250 g	6-7	15-30	Place the meat on turntable.
	500 g	8-13		Shield thinner edges with
Pork Steaks	250 g	7-8		aluminium foil. Turn over
				after half of defrosting time!

		Time	Standing
Food	Portion		time	Instructions
		(min.)
			(min.)
Poultry
Chicken	500 g	14-15	15-60	First, put chicken pieces
Pieces	(2 pcs)			first skin-side	down, whole
Whole	1200 g	32-34		chicken first	breast-side-
Chicken				down on a flat ceramic plate.
				Shield the thinner parts
				like wings and ends with
				aluminium foil. Turn over
				after half of defrosting time!
Fish
Fish Fillets	200 g	6-7	10-25	Put frozen fish in the middle
Whole Fish	400 g	11-13		of a flat ceramic plate.
				Arrange the thinner parts
				under the thicker parts.
				Shield narrow ends of fillets
				and tail of whole fish with
				aluminium foil. Turn over
				after half of defrosting time!
Fruits
Berries	300 g	6-7	5-10	Spread fruit on a flat, round
				glass dish (with a large
				diameter).
Bread
Bread Rolls	2 pcs	1-1½	5-20	Arrange rolls in a circle or
(each Ca.	4 pcs	2½-3		bread horizontally on kitchen
50 g)				paper in the middle of
Toast/	250 g	4-4½		turntable. Turn over after half
Sandwich				of defrosting time!
German	500 g	7-9
Bread (wheat
+ rye flour)

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