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Using the Auto Defrost Feature
The Auto Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat poultry, fish,
bread/cake or fruit. The defrost time and power level are set
automatically. You simply select the programme and the weight.
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Use only recipients that are microwave-safe.
Open the door. Place the frozen food in the center of the turntable.
Close the door.
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You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the
microwave cooking/reheating function with a power level of 180
W. Refer to the section entitled “Cooking/Reheating” on page 9
for further details.
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To change selection of oz, g option from g to oz, press Auto(
)
button and Hold/Delay(
)
button at the same time, then long
sound beeps and g is change to oz.
The following table presents the various Auto Defrost programmes,
quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations. Remove
all kind of package material before defrosting. Place meat, poultry and
fish on a ceramic plate.
1.
Press the Auto Defrost (
) button.
Result:
The following indications are displayed:
(Auto Defrost mode)
2.
Press the Auto Defrost (
) button one or more times
according to the type of food to be defrosted. Refer to the
table on the following page for further details.
3.
Select the food weight by turning the dial knob(
).
4.
Press Start (
1min+) button.
Result:
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Defrosting begins.
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The oven beeps half way through defrosting
to remind you to turn the food over.
5.
Press the Start (
1min+) again to finish defrosting.
Result:
When cooking has finished, the oven will beep
and flash “0” four times. The oven will then beep
one time per minute.
Code Food
Serving
Size
Standing
Time
Recommendations
1
Meat
200-2000g 20-60 min. Shield the edges with aluminium foil.
Turn the meat over, when the oven
beeps. This programme is suitable for
beef, lamb, pork, steaks, chops and
minced meat.
2
Poultry 200-2000g 20-60 min. Shield the leg and wing tips with
aluminium foil. Turn the poultry over,
when the oven beeps. This programme
is suitable for whole chicken as well as
for chicken pieces.
3
Fish
200-2000g 20-50 min. Shield the tail of a whole fish with
aluminium foil. Turn the fish over, when
the oven beeps. This programme is
suitable for whole fishes as well as for
fish fillets.
4
Bread/
Cake
125-1000g 5-30 min.
Put bread or cake on a piece of kitchen
paper and turn over, as soon as the
oven beeps (oven keeps operating and
is stopped, when you open the door).
This programme is suitable for all kinds
of bread, sliced or whole, as well as for
bread rolls and baguettes. Arrange
bread rolls in a circle.
This programme is suitable for all kinds
of yeast cake, biscuit, cheese cake and
puff pastry.
It is not suitable for short/crust pastry,
fruit and cream cakes as well as for cake
with chocolate topping.
5
Fruit
100-600g
5-10 min.
Spread fruits evenly into a flat glass dish
or use a flat ceramic plate. This
programme is suitable for all kinds of
fruit.
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