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Defrosting and warming up
In this section, you can read about
■
how to defrost using CircoTherm®
■
how to use the Defrost, Plate warming, Keep warm and
Sabbath programme operating modes
Defrosting with CircoTherm®
Use
3
CircoTherm® to defrost and cook frozen products.
Notes
■
Frozen products that have been defrosted (meat in particular)
require shorter cooking times than fresh products
■
The cooking time for frozen meat increases by the defrosting
time
■
Always defrost frozen poultry before cooking so that you can
remove the giblets
■
Cook frozen fish at the same temperatures as fresh fish
■
You can place large quantities of ready made frozen
vegetables in aluminium dishes in the cooking compartment
at the same time
■
Use shelf height 1 when defrosting on one level, and shelf
heights 1 + 3 when using two levels
■
Observe the instructions on the packaging when using frozen
foods.
Defrost setting
Using defrost setting you can defrost delicate pastries
particularly well (e.g. cream cakes).
1.
Switch on the defrost setting.
2.
Defrost the frozen food for 25 - 45 minutes, depending on
type and size.
3.
Remove the frozen food from the cooking compartment and
let it thaw for 30 - 45 minutes.
With small quantities (pieces), the defrosting time is shortened
to 15
20 minutes and the extended defrosting time is
shortened to 10
15 minutes.
Plate warming
With this operating mode you can warm plates and serving
dishes. Food stays warm longer when in warmed dishes.
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Risk of burning from hot ovenware!
Use an oven cloth or oven gloves when removing dishes.
1.
Set the operating mode to Plate warming.
2.
Place the dishes in the centre of the wire rack and slide the
rack into the cooking compartment.
Keep warm
With this operating mode you can keep meals warm when they
are ready to eat.
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Food poisoning due to spoiled food!
Do not keep food warm for longer than two hours.
1.
Switch on the “Keep warm” operating mode.
2.
To keep food warm choose a temperature between 60
120
°C.
3.
Place the food in the cooking compartment.
Sabbath programme
With this operating mode you can keep food warm or heat it up
over a long period of time (1 - 3 days at 85 - 140 °C). The
oven is in continuous operation during this time.
Switch on the Sabbath programme
1.
Scroll the NeffNavigator® until the operating mode Sabbath
programme is selected.
A default temperature appears in the text display.
2.
Press NeffNavigator® down and scroll in order to change the
default temperature.
3.
Press NeffNavigator® down.
“1:03 d” is shown in the text display.
4.
Press the NeffNavigator® down and scroll to set the desired
cooking time.
5.
Touch the
m
button.
When the temperature is reached, “in operation” appears in
the text display. The Sabbath programme is active for the set
time. The cooking compartment lighting and the heating bars
are switched off.
Switching off the Sabbath programme
Once the set cooking time has elapsed, the
y
symbol flashes
and a signal sounds.
1.
Touch the
7
button.
2.
Press and hold the
~
button for 2 seconds.
The appliance is switched off.
Frozen meals
Temperatur
e in °C
Defrosting
time in
minutes
Raw frozen products/ foods
50
30 - 90
Bread/Bread rolls (750 - 1,500 g)
50
30 - 60
Dry, frozen tray bakes
60
45 - 60
Moist, frozen tray bakes
50
50 - 70
Cooking time
Text display
Preset
(1 day and 3 hours)
1:03 d
Minimum
(1 day)
1:00 d
Maximum
(3 days and 1 hour)
3:01 d
