Using The Power Defrost Feature - Samsung CE117ADV Owner's Instructions & Cooking Manual

uSING tHE PowER dEfRoSt fEatuRE

The Power Defrost ( ) feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish,
bread / cake. The defrost time and power level are set automatically. You
simply select the programme and the weight.
Use only containers that are microwave-safe.
Open the door. Place the frozen food on a ceramic in the centre of the
turntable. Close the door.
1. Press the Power defrost ( ) button.
2. Select the type of food that you are cooking by
pressing the Power defrost ( ) button. Refer to the
table on the following page for a description of the
various preprogrammed settings.
3. Select the size of the serving by turning the dial
knob.
4. Press Start ( ) button.
Result:
• Defrosting begins.
• The oven beeps through defrosting to
remind you to turn the food over.
5. Press the Start ( ) again to finish defrosting.
Result: When cooking has finished, the oven
will beep and flash "0" four times.
The oven will then beep one time per
minute.
You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave
function with a power level of 180 W. Refer to the section entitled
"Defrosting" on page 59 for further details.
The following table presents the various Power Defrost programmes,
quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.
Remove all kind of package material before defrosting.
Place meat, poultry and fish on a flat glass plate or on a ceramic plate,
arrange bread and cake on kitchen paper.
code food Serving Standing
size (g) time
(min.)
1. Meat 200-2000
2. Poultry 200-2000
3. Fish 200-2000
4. Bread / 125-1000
cake
19
Recommendations
20-90 Shield the edges with aluminium foil.
Turn the meat over, when the oven
beeps.
This programme is suitable for lamb,
pork, steaks, chops, minced meat.
20-90 Shield the leg and wing tips with
aluminium foil. Turn the poultry over,
when the oven beeps. This programme
is suitable for whole chicken as well as
for chicken portions.
20-60 Shield the tail of a whole fish with
aluminium foil. Turn the fish over, when
the oven beeps. This programme is
suitable for whole fishes as well as for
fish fillets.
10-60 Put bread horizontally on a piece of
kitchen paper and turn over, as soon
as the oven beeps. Place cake on a
ceramic plate and if possible, turn over,
as soon as the oven beeps.
(Oven keeps operating and is stopped,
when you open the door.)
This programme is suitable for all kinds
of bread, sliced or whole, as well as
for bread rolls and baguettes. Arrange
bread rolls in a circle.
This programme is suitable for all kinds
of yeast cake, biscuit, cheese cake and
puff pastry. It is not suitable for short/
crust pastry, fruit and cream cakes as
well as for cake with chocolate topping.