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Cooking Guide (continued)
DEFROSTING
EN
Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost frozen
food in a short period of time.
Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metal ties and take it
out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain away.
Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over half way, drain off any liquid and
remove any giblets as soon as possible. Check the food occasionally to make sure that it
does not feel warm.
If smaller and thinner parts of the frozen food start to warm up, they can be shield by
wrapping very small strips of aluminium foil around them during defrosting.
Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to stand for 20
minutes before continuing.
Leave the fish, meat and poultry to stand in order to complete defrosting. The standing time
for complete defrosting will vary depending on the quantity defrosted. Please refer to the
table below.
Hint:
You will obtain more even defrosting results if you defrost smaller pieces
of meat, rather than larger joints of meat.
For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to - 20°C, use the following
table as a guide.
All frozen food should be defrosted using defrosting power level (180 W).
Food
Portion Time
Meat
Minced meat
500g
Pork steaks
250g
Poultry
Chicken
500g
pieces
(2 pcs)
Whole chicken
1200g
Fish
Fish fillets
200g
Whole fish
400g
Fruit
Berries
250g
Bread
Bread rolls
2pcs
(each ca. 50 g)
4pcs
Toast/
250g
Sandwich
Standing
Instructions
(min.)
Time (min.)
13-15
15-30
Place the meat on a flat ceramic
plate. Shield thinner edges with
7-8
aluminium foil. Turn over after half of
defrosting time!
14-15
15-60
First, put chicken pieces first skin-
side down, whole chicken first breast-
side-down on a flat ceramic plate.
32-34
Shield the thinner parts like wings
and ends with aluminium foil. Turn
over after half of defrosting time!
6-7
10-25
Put frozen fish in the middle of a flat
ceramic plate. Arrange the thinner
11-13
parts under the thicker parts. Shield
narrow ends with aluminium foil. Turn
over after half of defrosting time!
6-7
5-10
Spread fruit on a flat, round glass
dish (with a large diameter).
1-1½
5-10
Arrange rolls in a circle or bread
2½-3
vertically(like a tower) on kitchen
4½-5
paper in the middle of turntable. Turn
over after half of defrosting time!
GRILL
The grill-heating element is located underneath the ceiling of the cavity. It operates while the
door is closed and the turntable is rotating. The turntable's rotation makes the food brown
more evenly. Preheating the grill for 4 minutes will make the food brown more quickly.
Cookware for grilling:
Should be flameproof and may include metal. Do not use any type of plastic cookware, as it
can melt.
Food suitable for grilling:
Chops, sausages, steaks, hamburgers, bacon and gammon rashers, thin fish portions,
sandwiches and all kinds of toast with toppings.
IMPORTANT REMARK:
Whenever the grill only mode is used, make sure that the grill-heating element is under the
ceiling in the horizontal position and not on the back-wall in the vertical position. Please
remember that food must be placed on the high rack, unless another instruction is
recommended.
MICROWAVE + GRILL
This cooking mode combines the radiant heat that is coming from the grill with the speed of
microwave cooking. It operates only while the door is closed and the turntable is rotating.
Due to the rotation of the turntable, the food browns evenly. Three combination modes are
available with this model: 600 W + Grill, 450 W + Grill and 300 W + Grill.
Cookware for cooking with microwaves + grill
Please use cookware that microwaves can pass through. Cookware should be flameproof.
Do not use metal cookware with combination mode. Do not use any type of plastic cookware,
as it can melt.
Food suitable for microwaves + grill cooking:
Food suitable for combination mode cooking include all kinds of cooked food which need
reheating and browning (e.g. baked pasta), as well as foods which require a short cooking
time to brown the top of the food. Also, this mode can be used for thick food portions that
benefit from a browned and crispy top (e.g. chicken pieces, turning them over half way
through cooking). Please refer to the grill table for further details.
IMPORTANT:
Whenever the combination mode (microwave + grill) is used, make sure that the grill heating
element is under the ceiling in the horizontal position and not on the back-wall in the vertical
position. The food should be placed on the high rack, unless another instruction is
recommended. Otherwise it has to be placed directly on the turntable. Please refer to the
instructions in the following chart. The food must be turned over, if it is to be browned on both
sides.
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