‘Cooling & Defrosting’ Function
To
cool
foods quickly straight after cooking, but before
refrigerating or freezing, turn the oven control to the
defrost position, and
open
the door.
To
defrost
frozen foods, turn the oven control to the
defrost position, place the food in the centre of the oven
and
close
the door.
Defrosting times
Small or thin pieces of frozen fish or meat - eg; fish
fillets, prawns, and mince will take approximately 1 - 2
hours. Placing the food in a single layer will reduce the
thawing time.
A medium sized casserole or stew will take around 3 - 4
hours.
A 1
1
⁄2
kg / 3lb oven ready chicken will take around 5
hours, remove the giblets as soon as possible.
Always check foods are thoroughly defrosted before
cooking.
Be safe
Do not defrost stuffed poultry using this method.
Do not defrost larger joints of meat and poultry over 2kg
/ 4lb using this method.
Never place uncooked food for defrosting next to cooked
food which is to be cooled, as this can lead to cross
contamination.
Defrosting meat, poultry and fish speeded up using this
method, but make sure they are completely thawed
before cooking thoroughly.
Place meat and poultry on a trivet in a meat tin, to catch
the juices from the defrosting process.
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