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MANUAL 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
250 g
500 g
6½ -7½
10 -12
5-25
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
7½ -8½
Food
Portion
Time
(min.)
Standing
time (min.)
Instructions
Poultry
Chicken
pieces
500 g
(2 pcs)
14½-
15½
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
900 g
28-30
Fish
Fish fillets
200 g
(2 pcs)
6-7
5-15
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)
12-13
Fruits
Berries
250 g
6-7
5-10
Distribute fruits on a flat,
round glass dish (with a
large diameter).
Bread
Bread rolls
(each about.
50 g)
2 pcs
4 pcs
½-1
2-2½
5-20
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
4½-5
German
bread (wheat
+ rye flour)
500 g
8-10
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 3-4 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 mic 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 mic 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 remark:
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.
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