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.

 

 

Food

Serving Size

Power

Time (min.)

 

 

 

 

Poultry

 

 

 

Chicken Pieces

500 g (2 pcs)

180 W

14½-15½

Whole Chicken

900 g

180 W

28-30

Instructions

First, put chicken pieces first skin-side down, whole chicken first breast-side-down on a flat ceramic plate. Shield the thinner parts like wings and ends with aluminium foil. Turn over after half of defrosting time! Stand for 15-40 minutes.

Fish

 

 

 

Fish Fillets

250 g (2 pcs)

180 W

6-7

 

400 g (4 pcs)

 

12-13

Instructions

Put frozen fish in the middle of a flat ceramic plate. Arrange the thinner parts under the thicker parts. Shield narrow ends with aluminium foil. Turn over after half of defrosting time!

Stand for 5-15 minutes.

Fruits

 

 

 

Berries

250 g

180 W

6-7

 

Instructions

 

 

 

Distribute fruits on a flat, round glass dish (with a large

 

diameter). Stand for 5-10 minutes.

 

Bread

 

 

 

Bread Rolls (Each

2 pcs

180 W

½-1

about 50 g)

4 pcs

 

2-2½

Toast/Sandwich

250 g

180 W

4½-5

German Bread

500 g

180 W

8-10

(Wheat + Rye Flour)

Instructions

 

 

 

Arrange rolls in a circle or bread horizontally on kitchen paper

 

in the middle of turntable. Turn over after half of defrosting

 

time! Stand for 5-20 minutes.

 

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