10
EN
QUICK START
1
1
P
RESS
THE
S
TART
BUTTON
.
T
HIS
FUNCTION
AUTOMATICALLY
STARTS
WITH
maximum microwave power level
and the cooking time set to 30 seconds.
Each additional press
increases the
time with 30 seconds. You may also alter the time by pressing the +/- but-
tons to increase or decrease the time after the function has started.
T
HIS
FUNCTION
IS
USED
for quick
reheating of food with a high
water content such as clear
soups, co
ff
ee or tea.
MANUAL DEFROST
F
OLLOW
THE
PROCEDURE
for “cook & reheat with
microwaves” and choose power level 160 W
when defrosting manually.
C
HECK
AND
INSPECT
THE
FOOD
REGULARLY
.
Experience
will give you the times needed for various
amounts.
F
ROZEN
FOOD
IN
PLASTIC
BAGS
,
plastic
fi
lms or
cardboard packages can be placed directly in
the oven as long as the package has no metal
parts (e.g. metal twist ties).
T
HE
SHAPE
OF
THE
PACKAGE
alters the de-
frosting time. Shallow packets defrost
more quickly than a deep block.
S
EPARATE
PIECES
as they begin to defrost.
Individual slices defrost more easily.
S
HIELD
AREAS
OF
FOOD
with
small pieces of aluminum
foil if they start to become
warm (e.g. chicken legs and
wing tips).
T
URN
LARGE
JOINTS
halfway through the defrost-
ing process.
B
OILED
FOOD
,
STEWS
AND
MEAT
SAUCES
defrost
better if stirred during defrosting time.
W
HEN
DEFROSTING
it is better to underthaw
the food slightly and allow the process
to
fi
nish during standing time.
S
TANDING
TIME
AFTER
DEFROSTING
ALWAYS
IMPROVES
the result since the tem-
perature will then be even-
ly distributed throughout
the food.