Defrosting
In this section, you can read about
how to defrost using
3
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how to use the
A
Defrost operating mode
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Defrosting with CircoTherm®
Use
CircoTherm® to defrost and cook frozen products.
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Notes
Frozen products that have been defrosted (meat in particular)
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require shorter cooking times than fresh products
The cooking time for frozen meat increases by the defrosting
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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
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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.
Yoghurt
You can also use the appliance to make home-made yoghurt:
The heat of the
cooking compartment light is used for this.
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Remove accessories and hook-in racks, telescopic shelves
1.
or separate fitting systems.
Heat 1 litre of long-life milk (3.5 % fat) or fresh pasteurised
2.
milk to 40 °C
or
Bring 1 litre of fresh milk to the boil once and allow to cool
down to 40 °C.
Add 150 g of set yoghurt to the warm milk, stir in and fill the
3.
jars or bowls evenly. Do not pour more than 200 ml into any
single container.
Preserve
:
Risk of injury!
Preserving jars containing incorrectly preserved food can burst.
Please observe the following instructions:
Fruit and vegetables must be fresh and in good condition
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Only use clean and undamaged preserving jars
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The preserving jars must not touch each other in the cooking
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compartment during preserving
With
3
CircoTherm® , the cooking compartment can be used
to preserve the contents of up to six ½, 1 or 1½ litre preserving
jars at the same time.
Notes
For each preserving process, only use preserving jars that
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are the same size and contain the same food.
Pay attention to cleanliness when preparing and closing the
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preserving jars.
CircoTherm®
Frozen meals
Raw frozen products/ foods
Bread/Bread rolls (750 - 1,500 g)
Dry, frozen tray bakes
Moist, frozen tray bakes
Defrost
Using defrost setting
A
you can defrost delicate pastries
particularly well (e.g. cream cakes).
Switch on the
A
Defrost operating mode.
1.
Defrost the frozen food for 25-45 minutes, depending on type
2.
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 1520 minutes and the extended defrosting time is shortened
to 1015 minutes.
Cover the filled containers with a suitable lid or cling film.
4.
Preheat the oven at 100 °C for 15 minutes using the full-
5.
surface grill.
Then set the operating mode selector to the
6.
compartment light.
Evenly space the containers over the cooking compartment
7.
floor, then close the appliance door.
After 8 hours, switch off the
8.
and place the containers in the refrigerator for at least
12 hours.
Only use heat resistant rubber rings.
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You cannot preserve the following food in your appliance: the
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contents of tin cans, meat, fish or pie filling.
Preparing fruit
Wash fruit and, depending on the type, peel, remove the
1.
seeds and finely chop.
Fill the preserving jars with fruit up to approx. 2 cm below the
2.
rim.
Fill the preserving jars with hot, skimmed sugar solution
3.
(approx.
l for a one litre jar).
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To one litre water:
approx. 250 g sugar for sweet fruit
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approx. 500 g sugar for sour fruit
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Preparing vegetables
Wash vegetables and depending on the type, clean and finely
1.
chop.
Tempera-
Defrosting
ture in °C
time in min-
utes
50
30 - 90
50
30 - 60
60
45 - 60
50
50 - 70
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cooking
cooking compartment light
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