Tricity Bendix 1568 Operating Instructions Manual page 19

DEFROSTING THE FAN OVEN
When the defrost switch is on, the fan only
operates i.e. without heat. This enables some -
foods to be defrosted more quickly than
conventional methods due to the fast
circulating air in the oven, although the actual
speed of defrosting will be determined by the
ambient temperature.
The type of foods suitable for thawing
without heat are delicate frozen foods to be
served cold, such as fruit, cream, fresh cream
or butter-cream filled cakes and gateaux,
cakes coated with icings, frostings or
chocolate, cheesecakes, quiches, pastries,
biscuits, scones, bread and other yeast
products such as doughnuts, buns and
croissants, etc.
Faster defrosting of bread and plain cakes
may be carried out with heat, using the lower
temperature settings, (80-90°C) on the oven
control, although food may go stale more
quickly if thawed in this way. Small cooked
pastry items, e.g. tarts, pies, sausage rolls and
mince pies can be heated through without
thawing first. Place into a cold oven set at 190/
200°C for 20-40 minutes, depending on the
quantity, size and _ required _ serving
temperature.
It is normally preferable to thaw fish, meat
and poultry slowly in the _ refrigerator.
However, this process can be accelerated by
thawing in the fan oven without heat using the
defrost feature:-
Small or thin pieces of frozen fish or
meat items such as fish fillets, frozen peeled
prawns, cubed or minced meat, sliced
meats such as liver, thin chops, steaks etc..
will be defrosted in 1-2 hours. The frozen
food should be placed in a single layer
where possible and if necessary turned over
halfway through the defrosting process.
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Joints of meat and poultry MUST BE
THAWED THOROUGHLY BEFORE
COOKING. A_ 1%kg° (3lb) oven-ready
chicken may be thawed in approximately 5
hours using the defrost feature and the
giblets must be removed as soon as possible
during the thawing process.
Faster defrosting can be carried out using
the lower temperatures on the oven control
dial (80-90°C) when the chicken will be
thawed in 2-24 hours, removing the giblets
after 1-2 hours.
These methods of defrosting meat and
poultry using the fan oven are only applicable
for joints up to 2kg (4lb) in weight
and ALWAYS COOK THOROUGHLY
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAWING.
A medium sized casserole or stew can be
thawed without heat using the defrost feature
in 3-4 hours. However, if time is short, the
casserole may be reheated without thawing
first. Place into a cold oven set at 180-190°C
for 1% - 2% hours, depending on the size and
shape of the container. It will be necessary to
stir or break up the contents during the
heating process.
NOTE
Care must always be taken when
handling foods in the home. Always follow
the basic rules of food hygience to prevent
bacterial and microbial growth and cross
contamination when defrosting, preparing,
cooking, cooling and freezing foods.