NEFF B45C42N0GB, Instruction Manual

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Reheating plated meals
Arrange the individual components of the meal (e.g. pasta,
vegetables and meat) on a warm plate (room temperature).
Note:
The time required depends on the item in the meal with
the longest reheating time (e.g. meat).
The details given in the table are guidelines. Always use shelf
height 1 for reheating food.
Only preheat your appliance if it is recommended in the table.
Defrosting
In this section, you can read about
■
how to defrost using
3
CircoTherm®
■
how to use the A Defrost operating mode
Defrosting with CircoTherm®
Use 3 CircoTherm® to defrost and cook frozen products.
Notes
■
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.
Food Shelf height Temperature in °C Cooking time in minutes
Reheating cooked food
Plated meal (meat and accompaniment, 1 portion) 1 100 ­ 120 25 - 30
Plated meal (pasta with sauce, 1 portion) 1 100 ­ 120 10 - 20
Pasta/rice (1 portion) 1 80 ­ 100 10 - 20
Pasta/rice (500 - 1000 g) 1 80 ­ 100 20 ­ 30
Unpeeled boiled potatoes 1 100 ­ 120 20 ­ 30
Boiled potatoes 1 100 ­ 120 15 ­ 25
Vegetables 1 100 ­ 120 20 ­ 30
Bake, savoury 1 120 ­ 140 20 ­ 30
Bake, sweet 1 120 ­ 140 20 ­ 30
Crisping up bread
Bread rolls/baguette, frozen, prebaked 1 160 - 180 10 - 20
Bread rolls/baguette, vacuum packed 1 180* 10 - 20
Sweet bread rolls 1 160 - 180 10 - 20
Sweet bread rolls, frozen 1 150 - 170 15 ­ 25
Plaited loaf, not filled 1 150 - 170 15 ­ 25
Quiche 1 140 - 150 10 - 20
Pizza 1 140 - 150 10 - 20
Heating pre-prepared products
Lasagne, chilled (400 g) 1 140 - 150 20 ­ 30
Lasagne, chilled (1000 g) 1 140 - 150 25 ­ 35
Pizza, frozen, with deep-pan base 1 180 20 ­ 30
Pizza baguette, frozen 1 180 20 ­ 30
* Preheat the appliance
Frozen meals Temperatur
e in °C
Defrosting
time in
minutes
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