Defrosting and warming up
In this section, you can read about
how to defrost using CircoTherm®
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how to use the Defrost, Plate warming, Keep warm and
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Sabbath programme operating modes
Defrosting with CircoTherm®
Use
3
CircoTherm® to defrost and cook frozen products.
Notes
Frozen products that have been defrosted (meat in particular)
■
require shorter cooking times than fresh products
The cooking time for frozen meat increases by the defrosting
■
time
Always defrost frozen poultry before cooking so that you can
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remove the giblets
Cook frozen fish at the same temperatures as fresh fish
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You can place large quantities of ready made frozen
■
vegetables in aluminium dishes in the cooking compartment
at the same time
Use shelf height 1 when defrosting on one level, and shelf
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heights 1 + 3 when using two levels
Observe the instructions on the packaging when using frozen
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foods.
Frozen meals
Raw frozen products/ foods
Bread/Bread rolls (750 - 1,500 g)
Dry, frozen tray bakes
Moist, frozen tray bakes
Defrost setting
Using defrost setting you can defrost delicate pastries
particularly well (e.g. cream cakes).
Switch on the defrost setting.
1.
Defrost the frozen food for 25 - 45 minutes, depending on
2.
type and size.
Remove the frozen food from the cooking compartment and
3.
let it thaw for 30 - 45 minutes.
With small quantities (pieces), the defrosting time is shortened
to 15 20 minutes and the extended defrosting time is
shortened to 10 15 minutes.
Plate warming
With this operating mode you can warm plates and serving
dishes. Food stays warm longer when in warmed dishes.
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Risk of burning from hot ovenware!
Use an oven cloth or oven gloves when removing dishes.
Set the operating mode to Plate warming.
1.
Place the dishes in the centre of the wire rack and slide the
2.
rack into the cooking compartment.
Keep warm
With this operating mode you can keep meals warm when they
are ready to eat.
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Food poisoning due to spoiled food!
Do not keep food warm for longer than two hours.
Temperatur
Defrosting
e in °C
time in
minutes
50
30 - 90
50
30 - 60
60
45 - 60
50
50 - 70
Switch on the "Keep warm" operating mode.
1.
To keep food warm choose a temperature between 60 120
2.
°C.
Place the food in the cooking compartment.
3.
Sabbath programme
With this operating mode you can keep food warm or heat it up
over a long period of time (1 - 3 days at 85 - 140 °C). The
oven is in continuous operation during this time.
Switch on the Sabbath programme
Scroll the NeffNavigator® until the operating mode Sabbath
1.
programme is selected.
A default temperature appears in the text display.
Press NeffNavigator® down and scroll in order to change the
2.
default temperature.
Press NeffNavigator® down.
3.
"1:03 d" is shown in the text display.
Press the NeffNavigator® down and scroll to set the desired
4.
cooking time.
Cooking time
Preset
(1 day and 3 hours)
Minimum
(1 day)
Maximum
(3 days and 1 hour)
Touch the
button.
m
5.
When the temperature is reached, "in operation" appears in
the text display. The Sabbath programme is active for the set
time. The cooking compartment lighting and the heating bars
are switched off.
Switching off the Sabbath programme
Once the set cooking time has elapsed, the
and a signal sounds.
Touch the
7
button.
1.
Press and hold the
~
button for 2 seconds.
2.
The appliance is switched off.
Text display
1:03 d
1:00 d
3:01 d
symbol flashes
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