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uSING THE PowEr dEfroST fEaTurE
The Power Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish, bread/
cake and fruit. 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
Power defrost
( ) button.
result :
The following indication is displayed:
(Power defrost mode)
2.
Select the type of food that you are cooking by
pressing the
Power defrost
( ) button. Refer to the
table on the following page for a description of the
various preprogrammed settings.
3.
Select the food weight by pressing the ( ) and ( )
buttons.
4.
Press the
Start
( ) button.
result :
Defrosting begins.
The oven beeps through defrosting
to remind you to turn the food over.
5.
Press the
Start
( ) again to finish defrosting.
result :
When cooking has finished, the oven
will beep and flash “0” four times. The
end reminder signal will beep 3 times.
(once every minute)
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 12 for further details.
THE PowEr dEfroST SETTINGS
The following table presents the various Power Defrost programmes,
quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.
Remove all kind of package material before defrosting.
Place meat, poultry, fish and fruit on a flat glass plate or on a ceramic plate,
arrange bread/cake on kitchen paper.
code food
Serving
size
Standing
time
recommendations
1
Meat
200-1500 g 20-90 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, minced meat.
2
Poultry
200-1500 g 20-90 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
portions.
3
Fish
200-1500 g 20-80 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.
code food
Serving
size
Standing
time
recommendations
4
Bread/
Cake
125-625 g
10-60 min. Put bread horizontally on a piece
of kitchen paper and turn over,
as soon as the oven beeps.
Place cake on a ceramic plate
and if possible, 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
100-500 g
5-20 min. Spread fruits evenly into a flat
glass dish. This programme is
suitable for all kind of fruits.
Select the Manual Defrosting function with a power level of 180 W if you
want to defrost food manually. For further details on manual defrosting
and defrosting time, refer to the page 36-37.
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