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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 on microwave safe dish on
metal tray in your oven and close the oven door.
Press
ENTER
for category confirmation.
Enter the weight of the frozen food that you are about to defrost.
Turn
DIAL
knob until display shows “1.4kg” for the weight of frozen food.
Press
DEFROST
once.
Turn
DIAL
knob until display shows “dEF2”.
Press
START.
Your oven has four microwave defrost
settings:-
MEAT, POULTRY, FISH
and
BREAD
; each defrost category has
different power settings. Repeated
presses of the
Defrost
button will select a
different setting.
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 fish 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 poultry.
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.
* When defrosting, use metal tray
only.
