Defrosting - Miele KFN 37232 iD Operating And Installation Instructions

Freezing and storing food
Food group
Ice cream
Bread, baked goods
Cheese
Fish, oily
Fish, lean
Sausage, ham
Game, pork
Poultry, beef
Vegetables, fruit
Herbs
Where the storage time given on the
packaging differs, follow the advice on
the packaging.
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Defrosting

Storage
time
Frozen food can be thawed in various
(Months)
ways:
2 to 6
– in the microwave,
2 to 6
– in a regular oven, using the "Fan" or
2 to 4
– at room temperature,
1 to 2
– in the refrigerator section (the cold
1 to 5
1 to 3
– in a steam oven.
1 to 12
Flat pieces of partially thawed meat or
2 to 10
fish can be placed directly into a hot
6 to 18
skillet.
6 to 10
Meat and poultry (e.g. hamburger,
chicken, fish) should not come into con-
tact with other foods while defrosting.
Catch the defrosting liquid and dispose
of it carefully.
Fruit can be thawed at room tempera-
ture, either in the packaging or in a cov-
ered bowl.
Most vegetables can be cooked while
still frozen. Just put straight into boiling
water or hot fat. The cooking time is
slightly less than that of fresh vegeta-
bles due to changes in the cell struc-
ture.
"Defrost" setting
given off by the frozen food helps to
keep the other food cold),
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Never re-freeze partially or fully
defrosted food. Defrosted food may
only be re-frozen after it has been
cooked.