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uSING tHE poWER dEfRoSt fEatuRE
The Power Defrost ( ) feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry,
fish, bread , cake and fruit. The defrost time and power level are set
automatically. You simply select the programme and the weight.
Use only containers that are microwave-safe.
Open the door. Place the frozen food on a ceramic in the centre of the
turntable. Close the door.
1.
Press the
power defrost
( ) button.
2.
Select the type of food that you are cooking by
pressing the
power defrost
( ) button. Refer to the
table on the following page for a description of the
various preprogrammed settings.
3.
Select the food weight by pressing the ( ) and ( )
buttons.
4.
Press
Start
( ) button.
Result:
• Defrosting begins.
• The oven beeps through defrosting to
remind you to turn the food over.
5.
Press the
Start
( ) again to finish defrosting.
Result:
When cooking has finished, the oven
will beep and flash “0” four times.
The oven will then beep one time per
minute.
You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave
function with power level of 180 W. Refer to the section entitled
“Defrosting” on page 34 for further details.
The following table presents the various Power Defrost programmes,
quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations. Remove all
kind of package material before defrosting. Place meat, poultry and fish on
a flat glass plate or on a ceramic plate, arrange bread and cake on kitchen
paper.
code food
Serving
Size
Standing
time
Recommendations
1.
Meat
200-2000 g
20-90 min. Shield the edges with
aluminium foil. Turn the
meat over, when the oven
beeps. This programme
is suitable for beef, lamb,
pork, steaks, chops,
minced meat.
2.
Poultry
200-2000 g
20-90 min. Shield the leg and wing tips
with aluminium foil. Turn the
poultry over, when the oven
beeps. This programme is
suitable for whole chicken
as well as for chicken
portions.
3.
Fish
200-2000 g
20-80 min. Shield the tail of a whole
fish with aluminium foil.
Turn the fish over, when
the oven beeps. This
programme is suitable for
whole fishes as well as for
fish fillets.
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