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Auto
Defrost
Press
STOP/CLEAR.
Weight the food that you are about to defrost. Be certain to remove any
metallic ties or wraps; then place the food in your oven and close the
oven door.
Enter the weight of the frozen food that you are about to
defrost.
Turn
DIAL
until display shows “1.4kg”.
Press
AUTO DEFROST.
Turn
DIAL
to select the
Minced Meat
defrosting programme.
“
dEF1
” appears on the display window.
Press
START
for confirmation.
Press
START
.
Your oven has seven microwave defrost
settings:-
Minced meat, Steak/Chops,
Roast lamb, Roast beef, Whole chicken,
Chicken pieces
and
Bread
; each defrost
category has different power settings.
The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking
commences. Pay particular attention to large joints of meat and chicken, some foods should not be completely
thawed before cooking. For example chicken pieces cooks so quickly that it is sometimes better to begin cooking
while still slightly frozen. The BREAD programme is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf.
These will require a standing time to allow the centre to thaw. In the following example I will show you how to
defrost 1.4kg of frozen Minced Meat.
During defrosting your oven will “BEEP”, at which point open the oven door, turn food over and
separate to ensure even thawing. Remove any portions that have thawed or shield them to help slow
down thawing. After checking close the oven door and press
START
to resume defrosting.
Your oven will not stop defrosting (even when the beep sounded) unless the door is opened.