Defrosting Tips; Defrosting Suggestions For Meat; Suggested Power Levels For Cooking - Bosch HMV 8051 U Use And Care Manual

Defrosting tips

Defrosting suggestions for meat

Meat
Roast beef or pork
Steaks, chops or fish
Ground meat
Whole chicken
Chicken pieces

Suggested power levels for cooking

When using the defrost weight feature, the weight entered should always be
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pounds (valid entries are from 0.1 to 6.0 pounds).
Use both defrost weight and defrost time features for raw food items only.
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Defrosting gives best results when food to be thawed is a minimum of 0 ºF (taken
directly from a true freezer). If the food has been stored in a refrigerator-freezer
that does not maintain a temperature of 5° F or below, always program a lower
food weight or lower cook time to prevent cooking the food.
If the frozen food is stored outside the freezer for up to 20 minutes, enter a
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reduced cook time or weight.
The shape of the package will alter the defrosting time. Shallow rectangular food
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packets defrost more quickly than a deep frozen block of food.
Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated frozen pieces of food defrost
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better.
Shield warm areas of food with small pieces of foil if they start to become warm.
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You may use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield food items like chicken
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wings, leg tips and fish tails, but do not allow the foil to touch the oven cavity
walls when defrosting.
For best results, please read these suggestions when defrosting meat.
Normal amount
2.5 to 6 lbs. (40 to 96 oz.)
0.5 to 3 lbs. (8 to 48 oz.)
0.5 to 3 lbs. (8 to 48 oz.)
2.5 to 6 lbs. (40 to 96 oz.)
0.5 to 3 lbs. (8 to 48 oz.)
The 10 power levels available with this microwave will help you to adjust to the
power output best suited for the food type you are preparing. As with any food
prepartion in the microwave, it is best to follow the microwave instructions that are
printed on food packaging.
The table below provides suggested power levels for various types of food that you
can be prepare in the microwave.
Suggestions
Start with the food placed fat side down. After each stage, turn the
food over and shield any warm portions with narrow strips of
aluminum foil. Let stand, covered for 15 30 minutes.
After each stage, rearrange the food. If there are any warm or
thawed portions of food, shield them with narrow flat pieces of
aluminum foil. Remove any pieces of food that are nearly defrosted.
Let stand, covered for about 5 to 10 minutes.
After each stage, remove any pieces of food that are nearly
defrosted. Let stand, covered with foil for 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove giblets before freezing poultry. Start defrsoting with the
breast side down. After the 1st stage, turn the chicken over and
shield any warm portions with narrow strips of aluminum foil. After
the 2nd stage, again shield any warm portions with narrow strips of
aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30 to 60 minutes in the
refrigerator.
After each stage, rearrange or remove any pieces of food that are
nearly defrosted. Let stand for 10 20 minutes.
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