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COOKING GUIDE
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
6-7
15-30
Place the meat on a flat
ceramic plate. Shield thinner
edges with aluminium
foil. Turn over after half of
defrosting time!
500 g
10-12
Pork steaks
250 g
7-8
food
portion
Time
(min.)
standing
time
(min.)
instructions
Poultry
Chicken
pieces
500 g
(2 pcs)
14-15
15-60
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
1200 g
32-34
Fish
Fish fillets
200 g
6-7
10-25
Put frozen fish in the middle
of a flat ceramic plate.
Arrange the thinner parts
under the thicker parts.
Shield narrow ends of fillets
and tail of whole fish with
aluminium foil. Turn over
after half of defrosting time!
Whole fish
400 g
11-13
Fruits
Berries
300 g
6-7
5-10
Spread fruit on a flat, round
glass dish (with a large
diameter).
Bread
Bread rolls
(each ca.
50 g)
2 pcs
4 pcs
1-1½
2½-3
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
4-4½
German bread
(wheat + rye
flour)
500 g
7-9
GRILL
The grill-heating element is located underneath the ceiling of the cavity.
They operate while the door is closed and the turntable is rotating. The
turntable’s rotation makes the food brown more evenly. Preheating the grill
for 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, 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, the
food should be placed on the high rack, unless another instruction is
recommended. 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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