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Using the Auto Defrost Feature
The Auto Defrost( ) feature enables you to defrost steaks/ chops/
minced meat/ chicken pieces, meat joint, chicken, fish, bread and cake.
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 in the center of the turntable.
Close the door.
☛ You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the
microwave cooking/reheating function with a power level of 180
W. Refer to the section entitled “Cooking/Reheating” on page 11
for further details.
The following table presents the various Auto Defrost programmes,
quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations. Remove
all kind of package material before defrosting. Place meat, poultry and
fish on a flat ceramic plate.
1. Turn the Cooking Control knob to the Auto Defrost ()
symbol.
2. Select the type of food that you are cooking by pressing
the Select ( ) button. Refer to the table on the following
page for a description of the various pre-programmed
settings.
3. Select the food weight by turning the dial knob.
4. Press Start ()button.
Result:
◆ Defrosting begins.
◆ The oven beeps half way 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
1 Steaks/
Chops/
MincedMeat/
Chicken
Pieces
200-1200g 10 - 60 min. Shield the edges with aluminium
foil.
When the oven beeps, turn the
plieces over.
This programme is suitable for
flat pieces ofmeat or poultry, like
steaks, chops, chicken legs,
chicken or duck breast and
minced meat.
2 Meat Joint 600-2000g 20 - 90 min. Shield the edges with aluminium
foil.
When the oven beeps, turn the
meat joint over.
This programme is suitable for a
joint ofmeat (pork, beef, lamb) or
alambleg.
3 Chicken 600-2000g 20 - 60 min. Shield the leg and wing tips with
aluminium foil and put the
chicken first breast-side down.
When the oven beeps, turn the
chicken over.
This programme is suitable for
whole chicken.
4 Fish 200-2000g 20 - 50 min. Shield the tail of a whole fish with
aluminium foil.
When the oven beeps, turn the
fish over.
This programme is suitable for
whole fishes as well as for fish
fillets.
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