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Defrosting Settings
DEFROSTING PROGRAMS
You can use the 2 defrosting programs to defrost ground meat and meat pieces.
1. Touch Auto Defrost once or twice to choose “GROUND MEAT” or “MEAT
PIECES”.
2. Enter the weight of the food you want to defrost using the number keys.
3. Touch Start/Enter to start defrosting.
PREPARING FOOD
1. Use food that has been frozen at -0.4 °F and stored in portion- sized quantities
that are as thin as possible.
2. Take the food to be defrosted out of all packaging and weigh it. You need to
know the weight to set the program.
3. Liquid will be produced when defrosting meat or poultry. Drain off this liquid
when turning meat and poultry and under no circumstances use it for other
purposes or allow it to come into contact with other foods.
OVENWARE
Place the food in a microwaveable shallow dish, e.g. a ceramic or glass plate, but do
not cover.
When defrosting chicken and chicken portions, an audible signal will sound on two
occasions to indicate that the food should be turned.
RESTING TIME
The defrosted food should be left to stand for an additional 10 to 30 minutes until it
reaches an even temperature. Large pieces of meat require a longer standing time
than smaller pieces. Flat pieces of meat and items made from minced meat should be
separated from each other before leaving to stand.
After this time, you can continue to prepare the food, even though thick pieces of
meat may still be frozen in the middle. The giblets can be removed from poultry at this
point.
PROGRAM NO. DEFROST WEIGHT RANGE IN LBS
1 Ground meat 0.50 - 2.00
2 Meat pieces 0.50 - 3.00
OPERATION