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Using Power Defrost Mode (Continued)
Guide to Power Defrost Settings
The following table presents the various Power Defrost programmes, quantities, standing
times and appropriate recommendations. These programmes use microwave energy only.
Remove all packaging material before defrosting. Place meat, poultry and sh on the ceramic
tray.
No Frozen
Food
Serving
Size (kg)
Standing
Time (min)
Recommendations
1 Meat 0.2 - 1.5 20 - 90 Always shield the edges with aluminium foil. Turn the
meat over, as soon as the oven beeps. This programme is
suitable for beef, lamb, pork, steaks, chops, minced meat.
2 Poultry 0.2 - 1.5 20 - 90 Always shield the leg and wing tips with aluminium foil.
Turn the poultry over, as soon as the oven beeps. This
programme is suitable for whole chicken as well as for
chicken portions.
3 Fish 0.2 - 1.5 20 - 80 Always shield the tail of a whole sh with aluminium
foil. Turn the sh over, as soon as the oven beeps. This
programme is suitable for whole shes as well as for sh
llets.
4 Bread /
Cake
0.1 - 0.7
10 - 60 Put bread horizontally, lengthways to the door, on a piece
of kitchen paper on the ceramic tray.
T urn over, as soon as the oven beeps. Place cake on
ceramic tray 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 side by side.
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 0.1 - 0.6 5 - 20 Spread fruits evenly into ceramic tray.
This programme is suitable for all kind of fruits.
Important
The Power Defrost Mode uses microwave energy to heat food.
Therefore guidelines for cookware and other microwave safety precautions must be strictly
observed when using this mode.
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