Samsung GE71A, Owner'S Instructions & Cooking Manual

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DEFROSTING
Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves
gently defrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great
advantage, if unexpected guests suddenly show up.
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 :
Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities
need less time than bigger ones. Remember this hint while
freezing and defrosting food.
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).
food Portion Time
(min.)
standing
time (min.) instructions
Meat
Minced beef 500 g 10-12 5-20 Place the meat on a flat
ceramic plate. Shield thinner
edges with aluminium foil.
Turn over after half of
defrosting time!
Pork steaks 250 g 6-8
Poultry
Chicken pieces 500 g
(2 pcs)
12-14 15-40 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!
Whole chicken 1000 g 25-28
Fish
Fish fillets 250 g
(2 pcs)
6-7 5-20 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!
400 g
(4 pcs)
11-13
Fruits
Berries 250 g 6-8 5-10 Distribute fruits on a flat,
round glass dish (with a large
diameter).
Bread
Bread rolls
(each ca. 50 g) 2 pcs
4 pcs 1½-2
3-4
5-10 Arrange rolls in a circle or
bread horizontally on kitchen
paper in the middle of
turntable.
Turn over after half of
defrosting time!
Toast/Sandwich 250 g 4-5
German bread
(wheat + rye
flour) 500 g 8-10
food Portion Power Time
(min.)
standing
time
(min.)
instructions
Plated meal
(chilled)
300 g 600 W 5-6 3 Plate a meal of 2-3
chilled components on a
ceramic dish.
Cover with microwave
cling-film.
400 g 6½
-7½
Frozen ready
meal
300 g 600 W 11½-
12½
4 Put microwave proof
dish with frozen ready
meal (-18 °C) on the
turntable. Pierce film or
cover with microwave
cling film. After reheating
stand for 4 minutes.
400 g 13-14
Reheating baby food and milk
Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for reheating.
food Portion Power Time standing
time
(min.)
instructions
Baby food
(Vegetables
+ meat)
190 g 600 W 30 sec. 2-3 Empty into ceramic deep
plate. Cook covered. Stir
after cooking time. Stand
for 2-3 minutes. Before
serving, stir well and
check the temperature
carefully.
Baby
porridge
(Grain + milk
+ fruit)
190 g 600 W 20 sec. 2-3 Empty into ceramic deep
plate. Cook covered. Stir
after cooking time. Stand
for 2-3 minutes. Before
serving, stir well and
check the temperature
carefully.
Baby milk 100 ml 300 W 30-40
sec.
2-3 Stir or shake well and
pour into a sterilized
glass bottle. Place into
the centre of turn-table.
Cook uncovered. Shake
well and stand for at
least 3 minutes. Before
serving, shake well and
check the temperature
carefully.
200 ml 1 min. to
1 min.
10 sec.
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