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VEN USE
USING THE AUTO POWER DEFROST PROGRAMMES
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
Portion
Standing
time
Recommendations
1
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.
2
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.
3
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.
4
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.
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 33.
USING THE MANUAL CRUSTY COOK FUNCTION
This crusty plate allows you to brown food not only on the top with the grill,
but also the bottom of the food turns crispy and brown due to the high
temperature of the crusty plate. Several items which you can prepare on the
crusty plate can be found in the chart (see next page).
The crusty plate can also be used for bacon, eggs, sausages, etc.
1.
Place the crusty plate directly on the turntable and
preheat it with highest Microwave-Grill-Combination
[600 W + Grill (
)] by following the times and
instructions in the chart.
Always use oven gloves to take out the crusty plate,
as will become very hot.
2.
Brush the plate with oil if you are cooking food, such as bacon and
eggs, in order to brown the food nicely.
Please note that the crusty plate has a teflon layer which is not scratch-
resistant. Do not use any sharp objects like a knife to cut on the crusty
plate.
Use plastic accessories to avoid scratches on the surface of the crusty
plate or remove the food from the plate before cutting.
3.
Place the food on the crusty plate.
Do not place any objects on the crusty plate that
are not heat-resistant; e.g. plastic bowels.
Never place the crusty plate in the oven without
turntable.
4.
Place the crusty plate on the metal rack (or turntable)
in the microwave.
5.
Select the appropriate cooking time and power.
(Refer to the table on the side)
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