Samsung CE137N Owner'S Instructions And Cooking Manual Download

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Cooking Guide (continued)

DEFROSTING

Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost frozen
food in a short period of time.
Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metal ties and take it
out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain away.
Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over half way, drain off any liquid and
remove any giblets as soon as possible. Check the food occasionally to make sure that it
does not feel warm.
If smaller and thinner parts of the frozen food start to warm up, they can be shield by
wrapping very small strips of aluminium foil around them during defrosting.
Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to stand for 20
minutes before continuing.
Leave the fish, meat and poultry to stand in order to complete defrosting. The standing time
for complete defrosting will vary depending on the quantity defrosted. Please refer to the
table below.

Hint

You will obtain more even defrosting results if you defrost smaller pieces
of meat, rather than larger joints of meat.

For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to - 20°C, use the following
table as a guide.

All frozen food should be defrosted using defrosting power level (180 W).

GRILL

The grill-heating element is located underneath the ceiling of the cavity. It operates while the
door is closed and the turntable is rotating. The turntable’s rotation makes the food brown
more evenly. Preheating the grill for 4 minutes will make the food brown more quickly.

Cookware for grilling:

Should be flameproof and may include metal. Do not use any type of plastic cookware, as it
can melt.

Food suitable for grilling:

Chops, sausages, steaks, hamburgers, bacon and gammon rashers, thin fish portions,
sandwiches and all kinds of toast with toppings.

IMPORTANT REMARK:

Whenever the grill only mode is used, make sure that the grill-heating element is under the
ceiling in the horizontal position and not on the back-wall in the vertical position. Please
remember that food must be placed on the high rack, unless another instruction is
recommended.

MIC GRILL

This cooking mode combines the radiant heat that is coming from the grill with the speed of
microwave cooking. It operates only while the door is closed and the turntable is rotating.
Due to the rotation of the turntable, the food browns evenly. Three combination modes are
available with this model: 600 W + Grill, 450 W + Grill and 300 W + Grill.

Cookware for cooking with micr grill

Please use cookware that microwaves can pass through. Cookware should be flameproof.
Do not use metal cookware with combination mode. Do not use any type of plastic cookware,
as it can melt.

Food suitable for micr grill cooking:

Food suitable for combination mode cooking include all kinds of cooked food which need
reheating and browning (e.g. baked pasta), as well as foods which require a short cooking
time to brown the top of the food. Also, this mode can be used for thick food portions that
benefit from a browned and crispy top (e.g. chicken pieces, turning them over half way
through cooking). Please refer to the grill table for further details.

IMPORTANT:

Whenever the combination mode (mic grill) is used, make sure that the grill heating
element is under the ceiling in the horizontal position and not on the back-wall in the vertical
position. The food should be placed on the high rack, unless another instruction is
recommended. Otherwise it has to be placed directly on the turntable. Please refer to the
instructions in the following chart. The food must be turned over, if it is to be browned on both
sides.

Food

Portion

Time
(min.)

Standing
Time (min.)

Instructions

Meat

Minced beef

Pork steaks

500 g

250 g

13-15

7-8

15-30

Place the meat on a flat ceramic
plate. Shield thinner edges with
aluminium foil. Turn over after half of
defrosting time!

Poultry

Chicken
pieces

Whole chicken

500 g

(2 pcs)

1200 g

14-15

32-34

15-60

First, put chicken pieces first skin-
side down, whole chicken first breast-
side-down on a flat ceramic plate.
Shield the thinner parts like wings
and ends with aluminium foil. Turn
over after half of defrosting time!

Fish

Fish fillets

Whole fish

200 g

400 g

6-7

11-13

10-25

Put frozen fish in the middle of a flat
ceramic plate. Arrange the thinner
parts under the thicker parts. Shield
narrow ends with aluminium foil. Turn
over after half of defrosting time!

Fruit

Berries

250 g

6-7

5-10

Spread fruit on a flat, round glass
dish (with a large diameter).

Bread

Bread rolls
(each ca. 50 g)
Toast/
Sandwich

2 pcs
4 pcs

250 g

1-1½
2½-3
4½-5

5-10