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DEFROSTING
USES OF DEFROST FEATURE
This fan oven function defrosts most foods faster than
more conventional methods. It is particularly suitable for
delicate frozen foods which are to be served cold e.g.
cream filled gateaux, cakes covered with icings or
frostings, cheesecakes, biscuits, scones etc.
It is preferable to thaw fish, meat and poultry slowly in
the fridge. However, this process can be accelerated by
using the defrost function.
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Turn the fan oven temperature control to the defrost
setting.
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When defrost is selected, the oven indicator neon
may come ON. It will stay ON until the oven
reaches room temperature and then go OFF.
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It may turn ON and OFF periodically during
defrosting
to maintain steady room temperature
inside the oven.
THINGS TO NOTE
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.
Small or thin fish fillets, frozen peeled prawns, 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.
ALWAYS
COOK
THOROUGHLY
AFTER THAWING.
HINTS AND TIPS
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Place the frozen food in a single layer where
possible and turn it over half way through the
defrosting process.
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The actual speed of defrosting is influenced by
room temperature. On warm days defrosting will be
faster than on cooler days.
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DO NOT leave food at room temperature once it is
defrosted.
Cook raw food immediately or store
cooked food in the fridge.
IMMEDIATELY
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