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Using the Auto Defrost Feature
The Auto Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish or
bread cake.
The defrost time and power level are set automatically.
You simply select the programme and the weight.
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Use only dishes that are microwave-safe.
First, place the frozen food in the centre of the turntable. Then, close
the door.
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You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the
microwave cooking/reheating function with a power level of
180W. Refer to the section entitled “ Cooking/Reheating” on page
8 for further details.
Auto Defrost Settings
The following table presents the various Auto Defrost programmes,
quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.
Remove all kinds of package material before defrosting. Place meat,
poultry and fish on a turntable.
1.
Press the Auto(
) button.
Press the Auto (
) button once or more time according to
the type of food to be defrosted. Refer to the table on the
for further details.
2.
Select the food weight by pressing the g(
) button.
It is possible to set up to a maximum of 1.5 kg.
3.
Press
button.
Result :
◆
Defrosting begins.
◆
The oven beeps halfway through
defrosting to remind you to turn the food
over.
◆
Press
again to finish defrosting.
Food
Serving
Size
Standing
Time
Recommendations
Meat
0.2-1.5 kg
20-60 mins Shield the edges with aluminium foil. Turn
the meat over, when the oven beeps. This
programme is suitable for beef, lamb, pork,
steaks, chops, minced meat.
Poultry
0.2-1.5 kg
20-60 mins Shield the leg and wing tips with aluminium
foil. Turn the poultry over, when the oven
beeps. This programme is suitable for whole
chicken as well as for chicken portions.
Fish
0.2-1.5 kg
20-50 mins Shield the tail of a whole fish with aluminium
foil. Turn the fish over, when the oven beeps.
This programme is suitable for whole fishes
as well as for fish fillets.
Bread/
Cake
125-1000 g 5-30 mins
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.
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