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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.
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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.
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You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave
function with a power level of 180 W. Refer to the section entitled
“Defrosting” on page 27 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 on kitchen paper.
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 pre-
programmed settings.
3. Select the food weight by pressing the
()
and
()
buttons.
4. Press Start button.
Result:
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Defrosting begins.
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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 oven will then beep
one time per minute.
Code Food Serving
Size
Standing
Time
Recommendations
1Meat
200-2000g 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 and minced meat.
2Poultry
200-2000g 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
pieces.
3Fish
200-2000g 20-60 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
125-1000g 10-60 min. Put bread on a piece of kitchen paper and
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.
5Fruit
100-600g 5-20 min. Spread fruits evenly into a flat glass dish or
use a flat ceramic plate. This programme is
suitable for all kinds of fruit.
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