DEFROST FEATURE
Small or thin fish fillets, frozen peeled prawns, cubed
USES OF DEFROST FEATURE
or minced meat, liver, thin chops, steaks etc., can be
This fan oven function defrosts most foods fasthaweterd in 1 - 2 hours.
than more conventional methods. It is particularly
suitable for delicate frozen foods which are to be
served cold e.g. cream filled gateaux, cakes covered
with icings or frostings, cheesecakes, biscuits,
scones etc.
A 1kg/21lb oven ready chicken will be thawed in
approximately 5 hours. Remove the giblets as soon
as possible during the thawing process.
Joints of meat up to 2kg/41lb in weight can be
It is preferable to thaw fish, meat and poultry sthawelowlyd using the defrost function.
in the fridge. However, this process can be
accelerated by using the defrost function.ALL JOINTS OF MEAT AND POULTRY MUST BE
THAWED THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING.
ALWAYS COOK THOROUGHLY IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THAWING.
SELECTING DEFROST
?TurnthefanoventemperaturecontroltothHINTSeAND TIPS
defrost setting.?Placethefrozenfoodinasinglelayerwhere
possible and turn it over half way through the
?Whendefrostisselected,theovenindicatorneondefrosting process.
may come ON. It will stay ON until the oven
reaches room temperature and then go OFF.
?ItmayturnONandOFFperiodicallyduring
defrostingtomaintainasteadyroom
temperature, inside the oven.
THINGS TO NOTE
?Theactualspeedofdefrostingisinfluencedby
Care must always be taken when handling foods in
room temperature. On warm days defrosting will
the home. Always follow the basic rules of food
be faster than on cooler days.
hygiene to prevent bacterial and microbial growth
and cross contamination when defrosting, preparing,
?DONOTleavefoodatroomtemperatureonceit
cooking, cooling and freezing foods.
is defrosted. Cook raw food immediately or store
cooked food in the fridge, once it has cooled.
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