14
GB
C
HECK
AND
INSPECT
THE
FOOD
REGULARLY
.
F
ROZEN
FOOD
IN
PLASTIC
BAGS
,
plastic fi lms or card-
board packages can be placed directly in the
oven as long as the package has no metal
parts (e.g. metal twist ties).
T
HE
SHAPE
OF
THE
PACKAGE
alters the de-
frosting time. Shallow packets defrost
more quickly than a deep block.
S
EPARATE
PIECES
as they begin to defrost.
Individual slices defrost more easily.
S
HIELD
AREAS
OF
FOOD
with small
pieces of aluminum foil if they
start to become warm (e.g.
chicken legs and wing tips).
B
OILED
FOOD
,
STEWS
AND
MEAT
SAUCES
defrost better
if stirred during defrosting time.
MORE HINTS :
T
URN
LARGE
JOINTS
halfway through the
defrosting process.
W
HEN
DEFROSTING
it is better to under-
thaw the food slightly and allow the
process to fi nish during standing time.
S
TANDING
TIME
AFTER
DEFROSTING
ALWAYS
IMPROVES
the result since the temperature will then be
evenly distributed throughout the food.
HINTS FOR FROZEN FOODS:
I
F
THE
FOOD
IS
WARMER
than deep-freeze temperature (-18°C),
choose shorter time.
I
F
THE
FOOD
IS
COLDER
than deep-freeze temperature (-18°C),
choose longer time.
MANUAL DEFROST
U
SE
THIS
FUNCTION
for manually defrosting food like Meat, Poultry,
Fish, Vegetables and Bread.
q
P
RESS
THE
D
EFROST
BUTTON
.
w
T
URN
THE
A
DJUSTABLE
KNOB
to see the “manual mode” icon and
press the knob button to confirm.
e
T
URN
TH
E
A
DJUSTABLE
KNOB
to set the time.
r
P
RESS
THE
KNOB
BUTTON
.
The function will start.
