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USING THE AUTO RAPID DEFROST FEATURE
The Auto Rapid Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish.
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.
Select the type of food that you are cooking by
pressing the
Rapid Defrost
(
) button one or more
times. (Refer to the table on the opposite page for
further details)
2.
Select the food weight by pressing the
100
g
button.
It is possible to set up to a maximum of 1500 g.
3.
Press the
Start
(
) button.
Result :
Defrosting begins.
The oven beeps halfway through
defrosting to remind you to turn the food over.
Press
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 180 W. Refer to the
section entitled “Cooking/Reheating” on page 16 for further details.
AUTO RAPID DEFROST SETTINGS
The following table presents the various Auto Rapid Defrost programmes,
quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.
Remove all kinds of package material before defrosting. Place meat,
poultry, fish and fruit/Berry on a ceramic plate.
Code
Food
Portion 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 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.
4
Fruit/Berry
100-
600 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 35.
CHOOSING THE ACCESSORIES
Use microwave-safe recipients; do not use plastic containers, dishes, paper
cups, towels, etc.
If you wish to select the combined cooking mode (grill
and microwave), use only dishes that are microwave-
safe and oven-proof.
For further details on suitable cookware and utensils, refer to the
Cookware Guide on page 29-30.
GRILLING
The grill enables you to heat and brown food quickly, without using
microwaves. To this aim, a grill rack is supplied with your microwave oven.
1.
Preheat the grill to the required temperature, by
pressing the
Grill
, time settng (
10 min
,
1 min
and
10 s
) and
Start
button.
2.
Open the door and place the food on the rack.
3.
Place the food on the rack in the oven.
Press the
Grill
button. Select the cooking time by
pressing the
10 min
,
1 min
and
10 s
buttons. (The
maximun grilling time is 60 minute.)
4.
Press the
Start
(
) button.
Result :
The oven light comes on and the
turntable starts rotating.
1) Cooking starts and when it has
finished the oven beeps four times.
2) The end reminder signal will beep 3 times (once every
minute).
3) The current time is displayed again.
Do not worry if the heater turns off and on while grilling. This system is
designed to prevent overheating of the oven.
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