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Using the Auto Defrost Feature
The Auto Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish.
The defrost time and power level are set automatically.
You simply select the programme and the weight.
✉
Use only dishes that are microwave-safe.
First, place the frozen food in the centre of the turntable and close the
door.
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You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the
microwave cooking/reheating function with a power level of
180W. Refer to the section entitled “ Cooking/Reheating” on page
9 for further details.
Auto Defrost Settings
The following table presents the various Auto Defrost programmes,
quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.
Remove all kinds of package material before defrosting. Place meat,
poultry and fish on a ceramic plate.
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Select the defrosting fuction with a power level of 180W if you
want to defrost food manually. For further details on Manual
defrosting and defrosting time, refer to the page 25.
1.
Press the Auto(
) button.
Result :
The following indication is displayed:
Press the Auto(
) button one or more times according to
the type of food to be defrosted. Refer to the table on the
next page for further details.
2.
Select the food weight by turning the dial knob.
3.
Press the
button.
Result :
◆
Defrosting begins.
◆
The oven beeps half way through
defrosting to remind you to turn the food
over.
◆
Press
button again to finish defrosting.
Code Food
Portion
Standing
Time
Recommendations
Meat
200 - 1500 g 20-60 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 and
minced meat.
Poultry
200 - 1500 g 20-60 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 and
chicken portions.
Fish
200 - 1500 g 20-50 min. Shield the tail of the whole fish with
aluminium foil. Turn the fish over when
the oven beeps. This programme is
suitable for whole fishes and fish fillets.
Bread/
Cake
125 - 625 g
5-20 min.
Put bread on a piece of kitchen paper
and turn over, as soon as the oven
beeps. Place cake on a ceramic plate
and if possible, turn over, as soon as
the oven beeps. (Oven keeps
operating and is stopped, when you
open the door.) This programme is
suitable for all kinds of bread, sliced or
whole, as well as for bread rolls and
baguettes. Arrange bread rolls in a
circle. This programme is suitable for
all kinds of yeast cake, biscuit, cheese
cake and puff pastry. It is not, suitable
for short/crust pastry, fruit and cream
cakes as well as for cake with
chocolate topping.
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