Samsung GW73V Owner's Instructions & Cooking Manual page 29

DEFROSTING
Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves
gently defrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great
advantage, if unexpected guests suddenly show up.
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 :
Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities
need less time than bigger ones. Remember this hint while
freezing and defrosting food.
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
(min.)
Meat
Minced beef 500 g 10-12
Pork steaks 250 g 7-8
Standing Instructions
time (min.)
5-20 Place the meat on a flat
ceramic plate. Shield
thinner edges with
aluminium foil.
Turn over after half of
defrosting time!
food portion time
(min.)
Poultry
Chicken 500 g 12-14
pieces (2 pcs)
Whole chicken 1000 g 25-28
Fish
Fish fillets 250 g 6-7
(2 pcs)
400 g 11-13
(4 pcs)
Fruits
Berries 250 g 6-7
Bread
Bread rolls 2 pcs 1½-2
(each ca. 50 g) 4 pcs 3-4
Toast/ 250 g 4-5
Sandwich
German bread 500 g 8-10
(wheat + rye
flour)
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Standing Instructions
time (min.)
15-40 First, put chicken pieces
first skin-side down,
whole chicken first
breast-side-down on a
flat ceramic plate. Shield
the thinner parts like
wings and ends with
aluminium foil. Turn over
after half of defrosting
time!
5-20 Put frozen fish in the
middle of a flat ceramic
plate.
Arrange the thinner parts
under the thicker parts.
Shield narrow ends with
aluminium foil. Turn over
after half of defrosting
time!
5-10 Distribute fruits on a flat,
round glass dish (with a
large diameter).
5-10 Arrange rolls in a circle
or bread horizontally
on kitchen paper in the
middle of turntable.
Turn over after half of
defrosting time!