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USES OF DEFROST FEATURE
This function enables you to defrost most foods
without heat faster than some conventional methods
as the oven fan circulates air around the food. It is
particularly suitable for defrosting delicate frozen
foods which are to be served cold e.g. cream filled
gateaux, cakes covered with icings or frostings,
cheesecakes, biscuits, scones etc.
HOW TO DEFROST
1. Push out the Fan Selector button.
2. The Dual grill / Top oven control should be in the
Off '0' position.
THINGS TO NOTE
· The oven fan will operate.
· The fan selector indicator neon will illuminate.
· The oven light will illuminate.
· The top oven indicator neon may illuminate. It
may turn on and off during defrosting.
HINTS AND TIPS
· Place the frozen food in a single layer where
possible and turn it over half way through the
defrosting process.
· The actual speed of defrosting is influenced by
room temperature. On warm days defrosting will
be faster than on cooler days.
· It is preferable to thaw fish, meat and poultry
slowly in the fridge. However, this process can
be accelerated by using the defrost function.
Small or thin fish fillets, frozen peeled pawns,
cubed or minced meat, liver, thin chops, steaks
etc., can be thawed in 1 - 2 hours.
· A 1kg/2¼lb oven ready chicken will be thawed in
approximately 5 hours. Remove the giblets as
soon as possible during the thawing process.
· Joints of meat up to 2kg/4½lb in weight can be
thawed using the defrost function.
· All joints of meat and poultry must be thawed
thoroughly before cooking.
· DO NOT leave food at room temperature once it
is defrosted. Cook raw food immediately or store
cooked food in the fridge.
· Care must always be taken when handling foods
in the home. Always follow the basic rules of
food hygiene to prevent bacterial growth and
cross contamination when defrosting, preparing,
cooking cooling and freezing foods. This is
particularly important if the main oven is in use or
is warm, as the temperature in the Top oven will
be higher than room temperature.
TO DEFROST IN THE TOP OVEN