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Delicate parts such as the legs and wings of chicken or fatty outer
layers of roasts can be covered with small pieces of aluminium foil.
The foil must not touch the cooking compartment walls. You can
remove the foil half way through the defrosting time.
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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. When turning,
remove any liquid that has resulted from defrosting.
■
Leave defrosted items to stand at room temperature for a further
10 to 60 minutes so that the temperature can stabilise. The giblets
can be removed from poultry at this point.
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Place the food directly on the turntable.
Defrost
Whole pieces of meat
(beef, veal or pork-on
the bone or boned)
800 g
1 kg
1.5 kg
300 W, 15 mins + 100 W, 10-20 mins
300 W, 20 mins + 100 W, 15-25 mins
300 W, 30 mins + 100 W, 20-30 mins
Turn several times
Meat in pieces or
slices of beef, veal or
pork
200 g
500 g
800 g
300 W, 3 mins + 100 W, 10-15 mins
300 W, 5 mins + 100 W, 15-20 mins
300 W, 8 mins + 100 W, 15-20 mins
Separate any
defrosted parts when
turning
Minced meat, mixed
200 g
500 g
800 g
100 W, 10-15 mins
300 W, 5 mins + 100 W, 10-15 mins
300 W, 8 mins + 100 W, 15-20 mins
Freeze food flat if
possible Turn several
times, remove any
defrosted meat
Poultry or poultry
portions
600 g
1.2 kg
300 W, 8 mins + 100 W, 10-15 mins
300 W, 15 mins + 100 W, 25-30 mins
Turn during cooking.
Duck
2 kg
300 W, 20 mins + 100 W, 30-40 mins
Turn several times
Fish fillet, fish steak
or slices
400 g
300 W, 5 mins + 100 W, 10-15 mins
Separate any
defrosted parts
Whole fish
300 g
600 g
300 W, 3 mins + 100 W, 10-15 mins
300 W, 8 mins + 100 W, 10-15 mins
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Vegetables, e.g. peas
300 g
600 g
300 W, 10-15 mins
300 W, 10 mins + 100 W, 10-15 mins
300 W, 7-10 mins
300 W, 8 mins + 100 W, 5-10 mins
Stir carefully during
defrosting.
Fruit, e.g. raspberries
300 g
500 g
Stir carefully during
defrosting and
separate any
defrosted parts
300 W, 1 mins + 100 W, 2-4 mins
300 W, 1 min + 100 W, 2-4 mins
Butter, defrosting
125 g
250 g
Remove all
packaging
300 W, 6 mins + 100 W, 5-10 mins
300 W, 12 mins + 100 W, 15-25 mins
Loaf of bread
500 g
1 kg
Turn during cooking.
100 W, 15-20 mins
300 W, 5 mins + 100 W, 10-15 mins
Cakes, dry, e.g.
sponge cake
500 g
750 g
Only for cakes without
icing, cream or crème
pâtissière, separate the
pieces of cake.
300 W, 5 mins + 100 W, 10-15 mins
300 W, 7 mins + 100 W, 10-15 mins
Cakes, moist, e.g.
fruit flan, cheesecake
500 g
750 g
Only for cakes without
icing, cream or gelatine
Weight
Microwave power setting in watts,
cooking time in minutes
Notes
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