Defrosting
You can also use the oven for defrost-
ing.
To defrost select "Fan heat
D
" with a
temperature setting of up to a maxi-
mum of 50 °C.
For defrosting meat and delicate foods
do not set a temperature. The fan on
the rear wall will then circulate cool air
(at room temperature) around the oven.
Please note:
– Where possible remove the packa-
ging and put the food to be de-
frosted on a baking tray or into a
dish.
– All meat and poultry should be fully
defrosted before cooking. Do not
use the liquids from defrosting.
– When defrosting poultry put it on the
rack over the grill pan / oven tray to
catch the defrosted liquid, so that
the meat is not lying in this liquid.
It is particularly important to ob-
serve food hygiene rules when de-
frosting poultry. Do not use the liq-
uid from the defrosted poultry. Pour
it away, and wash the tray, the sink
and your hands.
– Fish does not need to be fully de-
frosted before cooking. Defrost so
that the surface is sufficiently soft to
take herbs and seasoning.
Do not refreeze food once it has
thawed.
The time needed for defrosting de-
pends on the type and weight of the
food, and at what temperature it was
deep frozen.
Defrosting
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