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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.
Pork
Fillet steaks, medium-sized
(3 cm thick)
4
270
12 - 15
Steak, well-done (2 cm thick)
4
270
15 - 20
Beef
Fillet steaks (3 - 4 cm thick)
4
270
15 - 20
Grilling times can be increased or reduced, depend-
ing on how well cooked the food should be
Tournedos
4
270
12 - 15
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
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