Defrosting
Defrost with
– the automatic defrosting programme,
– or the microwave.
We recommend the
Automatic Defrost
programme
for defrosting meat,
poultry, fish, fruit, bread, soup, plated
meals, casseroles, vegetables.
This programme is also the best for de-
frosting dishes containing other ingre-
dients besides meat, poultry or fish, e.g
goulash, casseroles, soups etc. Select
“Casseroles” from the food groups.
When using the automatic defrost pro-
gramme select “Bread” from the food
groups for defrosting cakes which have
a moist topping, such as fruit or cream
cheese and also for defrosting bread
rolls.
We recommend using the
microwave
mode
for defrosting delicate foods.
Select a microwave power setting
– of 150 W
for defrosting quite delicate food-
stuffs, e.g. milk, cake etc.
– of 80 W
for defrosting very delicate food-
stuffs, e.g. cream, butter, gateau and
cheese.
See the table on the following page for
defrosting times.
Remove the food from its packaging
and place it in a microwave-safe dish.
Place it in the middle of the oven floor.
If you are defrosting a large quantity,
e.g. 2 kg of fish, you can also use the
glass tray as a container. Place the
glass tray on the oven floor.
Turn, divide up or stir the food halfway
through the defrosting time. The auto-
matic programme has an audible tone
which sounds as a reminder.
After defrosting
Allow the food to stand at room tem-
perature long enough to allow the tem-
perature to spread evenly through the
food.
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