Operation Manual

18
Defrosting
In this section, you can read about
■ how to defrost using 3 CircoTherm®
■ how to use the A Defrost operating mode
Defrosting with CircoTherm®
Use 3 CircoTherm® to defrost and cook frozen products.
Notes
■ Frozen products that have been defrosted (meat in particular)
require shorter cooking times than fresh products
■ The cooking time for frozen meat increases by the defrosting
time
■ Always defrost frozen poultry before cooking so that you can
remove the giblets
■ Cook frozen fish at the same temperatures as fresh fish
■ You can place large quantities of ready made frozen
vegetables in aluminium dishes in the cooking compartment
at the same time
■ Use shelf height 1 when defrosting on one level, and shelf
heights 1 + 3 when using two levels
■ Observe the instructions on the packaging when using frozen
foods.
Defrost
Using defrost setting A you can defrost delicate pastries
particularly well (e.g. cream cakes).
1.Switch on the A Defrost operating mode.
2.Defrost the frozen food for 25-45 minutes, depending on type
and size.
3.Remove the frozen food from the cooking compartment and
let it thaw for 30 - 45 minutes.
With small quantities (pieces), the defrosting time is shortened
to 1520 minutes and the extended defrosting time is shortened
to 1015 minutes.
Grilled food Shelf
height
Tempera-
ture in °C
Grilling time
in minutes
Notes
Toast with topping 3 220 10 - 15 The shelf height should be adapted to the height of
the topping
Vegetables 4 270 15 - 20
Sausages 4 250 10 - 14 Prick skins
Pork
Fillet steaks, medium-sized
(3 cm thick)
4 270 12 - 15 The cooking result can be influenced by the position
of the wire rack
Steak, well-done (2 cm thick) 4 270 15 - 20
Beef
Fillet steaks (3 - 4 cm thick) 4 270 15 - 20 The grilling time can be increased or shortened
depending on how well-done the meat should be
Tournedos 4 270 12 - 15
Lamb
Fillets 4 270 8 - 12 The grilling time can be increased or shortened
depending on how well-done the meat should be
Chops 4 270 10 - 15
Poultry
Chicken drumsticks 3 250 25 - 30 Piercing the skin will prevent blisters from forming dur-
ing grilling
Small chicken portions 3 250 25 - 30
Fish
Steaks 4 220 15 - 20 The pieces should be of equal thickness
Chops 4 220 15 - 20
Whole fish 3 220 20 - 25
Frozen meals Tempera-
ture in °C
Defrosting
time in min-
utes
Raw frozen products/ foods 50 30 - 90
Bread/Bread rolls (750 - 1,500 g) 50 30 - 60
Dry, frozen tray bakes 60 45 - 60
Moist, frozen tray bakes 50 50 - 70