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uSING tHE auto poWER dEfRoSt fEatuRE
The Auto Rapid Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish
and bread/cake. 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.
Select the type of food that you are cooking by
pressing the
power defrost
( ) button one or more
times. (Refer to the table on the side).
2.
Select the food weight by pressing the ( ) and ( )
buttons.
It is possible to set up to a maximum of 2000 g.
(Bread/Cake is possible to set up to a maximum of
1000g.)
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.
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 13 for further details.
auto poWER dEfRoSt SEttINGS
The following table presents the various Auto Power Defrost programmes,
quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.
Remove all kinds of package material before defrosting. Place meat,
poultry, fish and bread/cake on a ceramic plate.
code/
food
Serving
Size
Standing
time
Recommendations
1. Meat
200-2000 g 20-60 min. Shield the edges with aluminium foil.
Turn the meat over when the oven
beeps. This programme is suitable for
lamb, pork, steaks, chops and minced
meat.
2. Poultry
200-2000 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.
3. Fish
200-2000 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.
4. Bread/
cake
125-1000 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.
Select the Manual Defrosting function with a power level of 180 W if you
want to defrost food manually. For further details on manual defrosting
and defrosting time, refer to the page 32.
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