Auto
Defrost
The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking commences.
Pay particular attention to large joints of meat and chicken, some foods should not be completely thawed before
cooking. For example fish cooks so quickly that it is sometimes better to begin cooking while still slightly frozen. The
BREAD programme is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf. These will require a standing time
to allow the centre to thaw. In the following example I will show you how to defrost 1.4Kg of frozen poultry.
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Your oven has four microwave defrost
settings:-
MEAT, POULTRY, FISH
and
BREAD
; each defrost category has
different power settings.
Press
STOP/CLEAR.
Weight the food that you are about to defrost. Be certain to remove any
metallic ties or wraps; then place the food in your oven and close the
oven door.
Press
AUTO DEFROST.
Turn
DIAL
to select the
POULTRY
defrosting
programme.
“
dEF2
” appears on the display window.
Press
DIAL
for confirmation.
Enter the weight of the frozen food that you are about to defrost.
Turn
DIAL
until display shows “1.4kg”.
Press
START.
During defrosting your oven will “BEEP”, at which point open the oven door, turn food over and separate to
ensure even thawing. Remove any portions that have thawed or shield them to help slow down thawing. After
checking close the oven door and press
START
to resume defrosting.
Your oven will not stop defrosting (even when the beep sounded) unless the door is opened.
Category
Meat
Poultry
Fish
Bread
Auto defrost
dEF1
dEF2
dEF3
dEF4
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