GB
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Using the Main Oven for
Other Functions
F
A
N
ON
L
Y
SETT
I
NG
D
E
F
R
OST
I
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F
R
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Z
EN
M
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A
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&
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T
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Y
Joints of meat and whole birds should be defrosted
slowly, preferably in a refrigerator (allowing
5
-
6
hours
per lb.) or at room temperature (allowing
2
-
3
hours
per lb.).
F
rozen meat or poultry must be completely
defrosted before cooking in the oven. However, to
decrease the amount of time required to defrost food
items, a nonheating fan only setting may be
selected for the main oven only.
OPE
R
ATION:
TO
A
SS
I
S
T
IN
DEF
R
O
S
TING:
Place food in the oven and close the oven door.
Turn the Main
O
ven Temperature and
F
unction
C
ontrol (
C
) clockwise to the
setting.
This defrosts by circulating the air around the food,
time to defrost will depend on type and size of the
food.
NOTE
S
:
DO
NOT
de
f
rost
m
e
a
t
a
nd
po
u
ltr
y
by
wa
r
m
ing
the
f
ood
thro
u
gh.
F
oods ideally suited to defrosting using the fan only
setting are cream
/
cream cakes, butter cream filled
cakes, gateaux, cheese cakes, iced cakes, quiches,
pastries, biscuits, bread, croissants, fruit and many
delicate frozen foods. If fish, meat and poultry are to
be defrosted using the fan only setting, where
possible it is recommended that the food should be
small and thin.
The items should be placed so that the maximum
amount of surface area is exposed to the circulating
air, and that they are turned regularly to ensure even
defrosting.
L
arger cuts of meat and poultry may be defrosted
by using the fan only setting up to a maximum
weight of
2
kg (
4
lb
8
oz).
It is important to wash both meat and poultry and
cooking utensils immediately after defrosting and
before cooking.
F
ood should be cooked immediately
after defrosting.
I
t
is
ver
y
i
m
port
a
nt
to
strictl
y
a
dhere
to
the
ba
sic
principles
o
f
f
ood
h
a
ndling
a
nd
h
y
giene
to
prevent
the
possi
b
ilit
y
o
f
ba
cteri
a
l
gro
w
th.
L
I
G
H
T
ON
L
Y
SETT
I
NG
When the Main
O
ven Temperature &
F
unction
C
ontrol (
C
) is turned clockwise to the
setting, the
main oven light only will illuminate.
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