Using
the
Oven
Defrosting
and
cooling
To
defrost frozen foods, turn the
oven control to the
00
defrost position,
place the food in the centre
of
the oven
and close the door.
To
cool foods after cooking prior to
refrigerating
or
freezing, turn the oven
control to the
00
defrost position, and
open the
door
about
30
Q
to the stop
position.
Be Safe
• Do not defrost stuffed poultry using
this method.
• Do not defrost larger
joints
of
meat
and poultry over
2kg/4lb
using
this method.
•
Never
place uncooked food for
defrosting next to cooked food
which
is
to
be cooled, as this can
lead to cross contamination.
• Defrosting meat, poultry and fish
can
be
accelerated using this
method but make sure they are
completely thawed before cooking
thoroughly. Place meat and poultry
on a trivet in a meat tin.
Defrosting times
Small
or
thin pieces
of
frozen fish or
meat eg; fish fillets, prawns and mince
will take approximately
1 . 2 hours.
Placing the food in a single layer will
reduce the thawing time.
A medium sized casserole
or
stew will
take approximately 3 . 4 hours.
A 11f2kg/3Ib oven ready chicken will
take approximately
5 hours, remove
the giblets
as
soon
as
possible.
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