English - 23
04
O
VEN USE
USING THE POWER DEFROST FEATURE
The Power Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish, bread/
cake and fruits. 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.
1.
Press the
Power Defrost
( ) button.
Result :
The following indication is displayed:
(Power Defrost).
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
Down
(
)
and
Up
(
) buttons.
4.
Press the
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
cooking/reheating function with a power level of 180 W. Refer to the
section entitled “Cooking/Reheating” on page 17 for further details.
THE POWER DEFROST SETTINGS
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
(min.)
Recommendations
1
Meat
200-1500 g
20-90
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
200-1500 g
20-90
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
200-1500 g
20-80
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.
(continued)
CE73J-B_XEU_DE68-03995D-00_EN.indd 23
2015-05-20 �� 10:35:36
