DEFROSTING
USES OF DEFROST FEATURE
This fan oven function defrosts most foods faster than more conventional methods. It is particularly suitable for delicate frozen foods which are to be served cold e.g. cream filled gateaux, cakes covered with icings or frostings,cheesecakes,biscuits,scones etc.
It is preferable to thaw fish, meat and poultry slowly in the fridge. However, this process can be laccelerated by using the defrost function.
SELECTING DEFROST
ZCE 7600
Push in and turn the fan oven temperature control to the defrost setting.
ZCE 7800
Pop out and turn the fan oven temperature
lcontrol to the defrost setting.
When defrost is selected the oven indicator neon may come on. It will stay on until the oven reaches room temperature and then go off. It may cycle ON and OFF periodically during defrosting to maintain steady room temperature inside the oven.
Small or thin fish fillets, frozen peeled prawns, cubed or minced meat, liver, thin chops, steaks etc., can be thawed in 1 - 2 hours.
A 1kg/2¼lb oven ready chicken will be thawed in approximately 5 hours. Remove the giblets as soon as possible during the thawing process.
Joints of meat up to 2kg/4½lb in weight can be thawed using the defrost function.
ALL JOINTS OF MEAT AND POULTRY MUST BE THAWED THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING.
ALWAYS COOK THOROUGHLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAWING.
When defrost is selected, the oven indicator neon may come ON. It will stay on until the oven
lreaches room temperature and then go OFF.
It may cycle ON and OFF periodically during defrosting to maintain steady room temperature.
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