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Defrost
In this section, you can find out how to defrost with
3
Hot air or
A
Defrost.
Defrosting with hot air
Use the
3
Hot air operating mode to defrost and cook frozen
products.
Please note the following points here:
■
Frozen products that have been defrosted (meat in particular)
require shorter cooking times than fresh products
■
The cooking time for frozen meat increases by the defrosting
time
■
Always defrost frozen poultry before cooking so that you can
remove the giblets
■
Cook frozen fish at the same temperatures as fresh fish
■
You can place large quantities of ready made frozen
vegetables in aluminium dishes in the cooking compartment
at the same time
■
Use shelf height 1 when defrosting on one level, and shelf
heights 1 + 3 when using two levels
■
Observe the instructions on the packaging when using frozen
foods.
Defrost
Using defrost setting
A
you can defrost delicate pastries
particularly well (e.g. cream cakes).
1.
Switch on the
A
Defrost operating mode.
2.
Defrost the frozen food for 25-45 minutes, depending on type
and size.
3.
Remove the frozen food from the cooking compartment and
let it thaw for 30 - 45 minutes.
With small quantities (pieces), the defrosting time is shortened
to 15
20 minutes and the extended defrosting time is shortened
to 10
15 minutes.
Grilled food
Shelf
height
Temperature
in °C
Grilling time
in minutes
Notes
Sausages
4
250
10 - 14
Prick skins
Vegetables
4
270
15 - 20
Toast with topping
3
220
10
15
The shelf height should be adapted to the height of
the topping
Pork
Fillet steaks, medium-sized
(3 cm thick)
4
270
12 - 15
The cooking result can be influenced by the position
of the wire rack
Steak, well-done (2 cm thick)
4
270
15 - 20
Beef
Fillet steaks, (3 - 4 cm thick)
4
270
15 - 20
The grilling time can be increased or shortened
depending on how well-done the meat should be
Tournedos
4
270
12 - 15
Lamb
Fillets
4
270
8 - 12
The grilling time can be increased or shortened
depending on how well-done the meat should be
Chops
4
270
10
15
Poultry
Chicken drumsticks
3
250
25 - 30
Piercing the skin will prevent blisters from forming
during grilling
Small chicken portions
3
250
25 - 30
Fish
Steaks
4
220
15 - 20
The pieces should be of equal thickness
Chops
4
220
15 - 20
Whole fish
3
220
20
25
Frozen meals
Temperature
in °C
Defrosting
time in
minutes
Raw frozen products/ foods
50
30 - 90
Bread/Bread rolls
(750 - 1500 g)
50
30 - 60
Dry, frozen tray bakes
60
45
60
Moist, frozen tray bakes
50
50 - 70
