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Use the accessories supplied. Additional accessories may be
obtained from specialist retailers or from the after-sales
service.
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Always use an oven cloth or oven gloves when taking
accessories or ovenware out of the cooking compartment.
Defrosting, heating up and cooking with the
microwave
The following tables provide you with numerous options and
settings for the microwave.
The times specified in the tables are only guidelines. They may
vary according to the ovenware used, the quality, temperature
and consistency of the food.
Time ranges are often specified in the tables. Set the shortest
time first and then extend the time if necessary.
It may be that you have different quantities from those specified
in the tables. A rule of thumb can be applied:
Double the amount - almost twice the cooking time,
Half the amount - half the cooking time.
Stir or turn the food several times during the heating time.
Check the temperature.
Defrosting
Notes
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Place the frozen food in an open container on the cooking
compartment floor.
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Turn or stir the food once or twice during the defrosting time.
Large pieces of food should be turned several times.
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Liquid will be produced when meat, poultry or fish is
defrosted. Drain off this liquid when turning meat and poultry
and under no circumstances use it for other purposes or
allow it to come into contact with other foods.
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Leave defrosted items to stand at room temperature for a
further 10 to 30 minutes so that the temperature can even
out. The giblets can be removed from poultry at this point.
Defrosting, heating up or cooking frozen food
Notes
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Take ready meals out of the packaging. They will heat up
more quickly and evenly in microwaveable ovenware. The
different components of the meal may not require the same
amount of time to heat up .
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Food which lies flat will cook more quickly than food which is
piled high. You should therefore distribute the food so that it
is as flat as possible in the ovenware. Different foodstuffs
should not be placed in layers on top of one another.
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Always cover the food. If you do not have a suitable cover for
your ovenware, use a plate or special microwave foil.
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Stir or turn the food 2 or 3 times during cooking.
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After heating, allow the food to stand for a further 2 to
5 minutes so that it can achieve an even temperature.
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Always use an oven cloth or oven gloves when removing
plates from the oven.
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This will help the food retain its own distinct taste, so it will
require less seasoning.
Note:
Place the ovenware on the cooking compartment floor.
Defrosting
Weight
Microwave power setting in watts,
cooking time in minutes
Notes
Meat, whole pieces of beef, veal or
pork (on the bone or boned)
800 g
180 W, 15 mins + 90 W, 15
25 mins
Turn several times
1 kg
180 W, 20 mins + 90 W, 20-30 mins
1.5 kg
180 W, 25 mins + 90 W, 25-30 mins
Meat in pieces or slices of beef,
veal or pork
200 g
180 W, 5-8 mins + 90 W, 5-10 mins
Separate the defrosted parts when
turning
500 g
180 W, 8-11 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
800 g
180 W, 12-15 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins
Minced meat, mixed
200 g
90 W, 10-15 mins
Turn several times, remove meat
which has already defrosted
500 g
180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
800 g
180 W, 10 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins
Poultry or poultry portions
600 g
180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
Turn several times
1.2 kg
180 W, 15 mins + 90 W, 20-25 mins
Fish fillet, fish steak or slices
400 g
180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
Separate defrosted parts.
Whole fish
300 g
180 W, 3 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
Turn during defrosting.
600 g
180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins
Vegetables, e.g. peas
300 g
180 W, 10-15 mins
Fruit, e.g. raspberries
300 g
180 W, 6-9 mins
Stir carefully during defrosting and
separate any defrosted parts.
500 g
180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 5-10 mins
Butter, defrosting
125 g
180 W, 1 min + 90 W, 1-2 mins
Remove all packaging.
250 g
180 W, 1 min + 90 W, 2-4 mins
Loaf of bread
500 g
180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 5-10 mins
Turn during defrosting.
1 kg
180 W, 12 mins + 90 W, 10-20 mins
Cakes, dry, e.g. sponge cake
500 g
90 W, 10-15 mins
Only for cakes without icing, cream or
crème pâtissière, separate the pieces
of cake.
750 g
180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
Cakes, moist, e.g. fruit flan, cheese-
cake
500 g
180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins
Only for cakes without icing, cream or
gelatine
750 g
180 W, 7 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins
