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Defrosting frozen foods in your microwave oven saves you considerable time. To defrost
food, use the AUTOMATIC DEFROST function or the MICROWAVE function, power
level 200W.
What you need to know:
Small pieces of meat or fish may be cooked immediately after defrosting. Large pieces
such as meat roasts or whole fish will remain slightly frozen at the end of the defrost
programme. We recommend leaving them to stand for a period at least equal to the
defrosting time in order to obtain a uniform temperature.
Food covered with ice crystals will take longer to defrost. In this case, you will need to
increase the defrosting time.
Recommendations:
Defrosting time varies according to the type of appliance. It also depends on the shape,
size, initial temperature and quality of the food.
Most foods need to be removed from their packaging. Remember to remove metal fas-
teners from packaging.
Halfway through defrosting, the pieces must be turned, mixed or broken apart if they
are frozen together.
If you are defrosting large pieces of meat or fish which prevent the turntable from
revolving, use the stop turntable function. In this case, turn the food regularly.
Defrost meat and fish on an upside down saucer on top of another plate so that the
juice runs off. If it remains in contact with the food, it will cause it to overheat.
Never refreeze uncooked food.
Defrost programme times:
The lengths of the defrost programmes are calculated for foods frozen at -18°C. They
are to give you an idea of the necessary defrost time, however actual time may vary
according to the thickness, shape, size and packaging of the food.
Programming choices:
Auto defrost programmes are available
for the food categories pictured :
fish, poultry, meat, ready-made dishes,
vegetables and bread.
using your appliance
defrosting
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