CONSTRUCTA CF2322.4IL, Instruction Manual

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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.
Yoghurt
You can also make home-made yoghurt with your appliance.
The heat from the
\
light is used for this.
1.
Remove accessories and hook-in racks, telescopic shelves
or separate fitting systems.
2.
Heat 1 litre of long-life milk (3.5 % fat) or fresh pasteurised
milk to 40 °C
or
Bring 1 litre fresh milk to the boil once and allow to cool
down to 40 °C.
3.
Add 150 g of set yoghurt to the warm milk, stir in and fill the
jars or bowls evenly. Do not pour more than 200 ml into any
single container.
4.
Cover the filled containers with a suitable lid or cling film.
5.
Preheat the oven with the
+
Full-surface grill for 15 minutes
at 100 ºC.
6.
Then move the operating mode selector to
\
Light.
7.
Evenly space the containers over the cooking compartment
floor, then close the appliance door.
8.
Switch off the light after 8 hours and place the containers in
the refrigerator for at least 12 hours.
Lamb
Fillets 4 270 8 - 12 Grilling times can be increased or reduced, depend-
ing on how well cooked the food should be
Chops 4 270 10 - 15
Poultry
Chicken legs 3 250 25 - 30 Pricking the skin can prevent blistering 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
Grilled food Shelf posi-
tion
Tempera-
ture in °C
Grilling time
in minutes
Notes
Frozen meals Tempera-
ture in °C
Defrosting
time in min-
utes
Raw frozen products/ foods 50 30 - 90
Bread/Bread rolls (750 - 1,500 g) 50 30 - 60
Dry, frozen tray bakes 60 45 - 60
Moist, frozen tray bakes 50 50 - 70