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USING THE AUTO DEFROST FEATURES
The Auto Defrost features enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish and bread/cake.
The defrost time and power level are set automatically.
You simply select the programme and the weight.
Use only dishes that are microwave-safe.
First, place the frozen food in the centre of the turntable and close the door.
1.
Press the
Auto Defrost
button. The display shows “0.5”.
(0.2 if you have set your oven for metric measure.)
2.
To set the weight of your food, press the
Auto Defrost
button repeatedly. This increases the weight by 0.5 lb
increments, up to 6.0 lbs (The
Auto Defrost
button will
increase the weight by 0.2 kg if you are using metric
measurement). You can also use the
Number
buttons to
enter the weight of the food directly.
The oven calculates the defrosting time and starts
automatically. Twice during defrosting, the oven will beep.
3.
Press the
STOP/CANCEL
button, open the oven door, and
turn the food over.
4.
Press the
START
button to resume defrosting.
Result:
•
Defrosting begins.
•
The oven beeps half way through defrosting
to remind you to turn the food over.
•
Press the
START
button again to finish
defrosting.
You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave cooking/
reheating function with a power level of 30 %. Refer to the section entitled “One-
Stage Cooking” on page 13 for further details.
Refer to the section en “Switching the weight unit” on page 17 for further details.
The following table presents the various Auto Defrost programmes, quantities and
appropriate instructions. Remove all kinds of package material before defrosting.
Code/Food
Serving
Size
Instructions
1
Roast Beef,
Pork
1.1-2.6 kg
Start with the food placed fat side down.
After each stage, turn the food over and shield any
warm portions with narrow strips of aluminum foil.
2
Steaks,
Chops, Fish
0.2-1.4 kg
After each stage, rearrange the food. If there are any
warm or thawed portions of food, shield them with
narrow flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any
pieces of food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand,
covered, for 5-10 minutes.
3
Ground Meat
0.2-1.4 kg
After each stage, remove any pieces of food that
are nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered with foil, for
5-10 minutes.
4
Whole
Chicken
1.1-2.6 kg
Remove giblets before freezing poultry.
Start defrosting with the breast side down.
After the first stage, turn the chicken over and shield
any warm portions with narrow strips of aluminum
foil. After the second stage, again shield any warm
portions with narrow strips of aluminum foil. Let
stand, covered, for 30-60 minutes in the refrigerator.
5
Chicken
Pieces
0.2-1.4 kg
After each stage, rearrange or remove any pieces of
food that are nearly defrosted.
Let stand for 10-20 minutes.
Check foods when the oven signals. After the final stage, small sections may still
be icy; let them stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals have
thawed. Shielding roasts and steaks with small pieces of foil prevents the edges
from cooking before the center of the food has defrosted.
Use narrow, flat, smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover the edges and thinner
sections of the food.
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