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Defrosting
In this section, you can read about
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how to defrost using
3
CircoTherm®
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how to use the
A
Defrost operating mode
Defrosting with CircoTherm®
Use
3
CircoTherm® to defrost and cook frozen products.
Notes
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Frozen products that have been defrosted (meat in particular)
require shorter cooking times than fresh products
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The cooking time for frozen meat increases by the defrosting
time
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Always defrost frozen poultry before cooking so that you can
remove the giblets
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Cook frozen fish at the same temperatures as fresh fish
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You can place large quantities of ready made frozen
vegetables in aluminium dishes in the cooking compartment
at the same time
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Use shelf height 1 when defrosting on one level, and shelf
heights 1 + 3 when using two levels
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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.
Yoghurt
You can also use the appliance to make home-made yoghurt:
The heat of the
\
cooking compartment light is used for this.
1.
Remove accessories and hook-in racks, telescopic shelves
or separate fitting systems.
2.
Heat 1 litre of long-life milk (3.5 % fat) or fresh pasteurised
milk to 40 °C
or
Bring 1 litre of fresh milk to the boil once and allow to cool
down to 40 °C.
3.
Add 150 g of set yoghurt to the warm milk, stir in and fill the
jars or bowls evenly. Do not pour more than 200 ml into any
single container.
4.
Cover the filled containers with a suitable lid or cling film.
5.
Preheat the oven at 100 °C for 15 minutes using the full-
surface grill.
6.
Then set the operating mode selector to the
\
cooking
compartment light.
7.
Evenly space the containers over the cooking compartment
floor, then close the appliance door.
8.
After 8 hours, switch off the
\
cooking compartment light
and place the containers in the refrigerator for at least
12 hours.
Preserve
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Risk of injury!
Preserving jars containing incorrectly preserved food can burst.
Please observe the following instructions:
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Fruit and vegetables must be fresh and in good condition
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Only use clean and undamaged preserving jars
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The preserving jars must not touch each other in the cooking
compartment during preserving
With
3
CircoTherm® , the cooking compartment can be used
to preserve the contents of up to six ½, 1 or 1½ litre preserving
jars at the same time.
Notes
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For each preserving process, only use preserving jars that
are the same size and contain the same food.
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Pay attention to cleanliness when preparing and closing the
preserving jars.
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Only use heat resistant rubber rings.
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You cannot preserve the following food in your appliance: the
contents of tin cans, meat, fish or pie filling.
Preparing fruit
1.
Wash fruit and, depending on the type, peel, remove the
seeds and finely chop.
2.
Fill the preserving jars with fruit up to approx. 2 cm below the
rim.
3.
Fill the preserving jars with hot, skimmed sugar solution
(approx.
Y
l for a one litre jar).
To one litre water:
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approx. 250 g sugar for sweet fruit
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approx. 500 g sugar for sour fruit
Preparing vegetables
1.
Wash vegetables and depending on the type, clean and finely
chop.
2.
Fill the preserving jars with vegetables up to approx. 2 cm
below the rim.
3.
Fill the preserving jars immediately with hot, boiled water.
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
