Using the Auto Rapid Defrost Feature

The Auto Rapid Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish and bread/cake. The defrost time and power level are set automatically.

You simply select the programme and the weight.

Use only dishes that are microwave-safe.

First, place the frozen food in the centre of the turntable and close the door.

1.Select the type of food that you are cooking by pressing

the Rapid () button one or more times.

(Refer to the table on the opposite page for further details)

2. Select the food weight by pressing the ( ) and ( ) buttons.

It is possible to set up to a maximum of 1500g

3.Press the button.

Result : Cooking starts. When it has finished.

1)The oven beeps four times.

2)The end reminder signal will beep 3 times (once every minute).

3)The current time is displayed again.

You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave cooking/reheating function with a power level of 180W. Refer to the section entitled “ Cooking/Reheating” on page 6 for further details.

Auto Rapid Defrost Settings

The following table presents the various Rapid Defrost programmes, quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations. Remove EN all kind of package material before defrosting.

Place meat, poultry and fish on a flat glass plate or on a ceramic plate, arrange bread and cake on kitchen paper.

Code / Food

Serving Size

Standing

Recommendations

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

200

- 1500 g

20-90 min.

Shield the edges with aluminium foil. Turn

Meat

 

 

 

the meat over, when the oven beeps.

 

 

 

 

This programme is suitable for beef, lamb,

 

 

 

 

pork, steaks, chops, minced meat.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

200

- 1500 g

20-90 min.

Shield the leg and wing tips with aluminium

Poultry

 

 

 

foil. Turn the poultry over, when the oven

 

 

 

beeps. This programme is suitable for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

whole chicken as well as for chicken

 

 

 

 

portions.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

200

- 1500 g

20-80 min.

Shield the tail of a whole fish with

Fish

 

 

 

aluminium foil. Turn the fish over, when the

 

 

 

 

oven beeps. This programme is suitable for

 

 

 

 

whole fishes as well as for fish fillets.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

125

- 625 g

10-60 min.

Put bread horizontally on a piece of kitchen

Bread

 

 

 

paper and turn over, as soon as the oven

 

 

 

 

beeps. Place cake on a ceramic plate and

if possible, turn over, as soon as the oven beeps.

(Oven keeps operating and is stopped, when you open the door.)

This programme is suitable for all kinds of bread, sliced or whole, as well as for bread rolls and baguettes. Arrange bread rolls in a circle.

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