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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 containers that are microwave-safe.
Open the door. Place the frozen food on a ceramic in the centre of the turntable.
Close the door.
1.
Press the
power Defrost
( ) button.
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 size of food by turning the dial knob.
4.
Press
Start/+30s
( ) button.
result:
• Defrosting begins.
• The oven beeps through defrosting to
remind you to turn the food over.
5.
Press the
Start/+30s
( ) 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.
You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave
function with power level of 180 W. Refer to the section entitled
“Defrosting” on page 33 for further details.
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 and fish on a flat glass plate or on a
ceramic plate, arrange bread and cake on kitchen paper.
code
food
Serving size
Standing
time
recommendations
1.
Meat
200-2000 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
200-2000 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
200-2000 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.
Bread/Cake
125-1000 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
100-600 g
5-20 min.
Spread fruits evenly into a flat glass
dish. This programme is suitable for
all kind of fruits.
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