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Defrosting guide

This defrosting guide is based on the condition that frozen food is between -18 °C and -20 °C in internal temperatures. The standing time varies depending on the food type (meat or vegetables) and serving size (thinner or thicker pieces of food).

• Put frozen food in a microwave-safe

• Turn it over halfway through defrosting

container uncovered.

 

time and drain well when complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food

Serving Size

 

Power

Time (min.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meat

Minced Meat

250 g

 

20 %

6-7

 

 

500 g

 

 

8-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pork Steaks

250 g

 

 

7-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place the meat on turntable. Shield thinner edges with aluminium foil. Turn

 

over after half of defrosting time! Stand for 15-30 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poultry

Chicken Pieces

500 g (2 pcs)

 

20 %

14-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whole Chicken

1200 g

 

 

32-34

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 15-60 minutes.

Fish

Fish Fillets

 

200 g

20 %

6-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whole Fish

 

400 g

 

11-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put frozen fish in the

middle 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! Stand for 10-25

 

minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fruits

Berries

 

300 g

20 %

6-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spread fruit on a flat, round glass dish (with a large diameter). Stand for 5-10 minutes.

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