Samsung M1877N-T Owner's Instructions Manual page 44

Cooking Guide(continued)
DEFROSTING
GB
Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently
defrost frozen food in a short period of time.
This can be of great advantage, if unexpected guests suddenly show up.
Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metal
ties and take it out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain away.
Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over half way, drain off any
liquid and remove any giblets as soon as possible.
Check the food occasionally to make sure that it does not feel warm.
If smaller and thinner parts of the frozen food start to warm up, they can be shield
by wrapping very small strips of aluminium foil around them during defrosting.
Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to
stand for 20 minutes before continuing.
Leave the fish, meat and poultry to stand in order to complete defrosting. The
standing time for complete defrosting will vary depending on the quantity
defrosted. Please refer to the table below.
Hint: Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities need less time
than bigger ones. Remember this hint while freezing and defrosting food.
For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to - 20 °C, use the
following table as a guide.
All frozen food should be defrosted using defrosting power level (180 W).
Food Portion Time (min.) Standing
Meat
Minced beef 250 g
500 g
Pork steaks 250 g
Poultry
Chicken pieces 500 g
(2pcs)
Whole chicken 950 g
Fish
Fish fillets 200 g
(2pcs)
400 g
(4pcs)
Fruits
Berries 250 g
Bread
Bread rolls 2pcs
(each ca. 50 g) 4pcs
Toast/ Sandwich 250 g
German bread 500 g
(wheat +
rye flour)
20
Instructions
Time
(min.)
5½ - 6½ 10 - 20 Place the meat on a flat
13 - 14 ceramic plate. Shield
thinner edges with
6½ - 7½ aluminium foil. Turn over
after half of defrosting
time!
13½ - 14½ 15 - 40 First, put chicken pieces
first skin-side down, whole
chicken first breast-side-
26 - 28 down on a flat ceramic
plate. Shield the thinner
parts like wings and ends
with aluminium foil. Turn
over after half of defrosting
time
6 - 7 5 - 20 Put frozen fish in the
middle of a flat ceramic
12 - 13 plate. Arrange the thinner
parts under the thicker
parts. Shield narrow ends
with aluminium foil. Turn
over after half of defrosting
time!
5½ - 6½ 5 - 10 Distribute fruits on a flat,
round glass dish (with a
large diameter).
1½ - 2 5 - 10 Arrange rolls in a circle or
3 - 3½ bread horizontally on
4 - 4½ kitchen paper in the middle
9 - 11 of turntable. Turn over
after half of defrosting
time!