Samsung GE83X, Owner'S Instructions & Cooking Manual

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Reheating liquids and food
Use the power levels and times in this table as a guide lines for reheating.
Food Portion Power Time
(min.)
Standing
time
(min.)
Instructions
Drinks
(coffee,
tea and
water)
150 ml
(1 cup)
800 W 1-1½ 1-2 Pour in to a ceramic cup
and reheat uncovered.
Place cup (150 ml) or mug
(250 ml) in the centre of
turntable, Stir carefully
before and after standing
time.
250 ml
(1 mug)
1½ -2
Soup
(chilled)
250 g 800 W 3-3½ 2-3 Pour into a deep ceramic
plate.
Cover with plastic lid.
Stir well after reheating.
Stir again before serving.
Stew
(chilled)
350 g 600 W 5 ½-6 ½ 2-3 Put stew in a deep
ceramic plate.
Cover with plastic lid.
Stir occasionally during
reheating and again before
standing and serving.
Pasta with
sauce
(chilled)
350 g 600 W 4 ½ -5 ½ 3 Put pasta (e.g. spaghetti
or egg noodles) on a flat
ceramic plate. Cover with
microwave cling film. Stir
before serving.
Filled
pasta with
sauce
(chilled)
350 g 600 W 5-6 3 Put filled pasta (e.g. ravioli,
tortellini) in a deep ceramic
plate. Cover with plastic
lid. Stir occasionally during
reheating and again before
standing and serving.
Plated
meal
(chilled)
350 g 600 W 5 ½ -6 ½ 3 Plate a meal of 2-3 chilled
components on a ceramic
dish.
Cover with microwave
cling-film.
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
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
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