DEFROSTING
USES OF DEFROST FEATURESmall or thin fish fillets, frozen peeled prawns, cubed
or minced meat, liver, thin chops, steaks etc., can be
This function enables you to defrost most foodsthawed in 1 - 2 hours.
faster than some conventional methods as the oven
fan circulates air around the food. 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
thawed using the defrost function.
ALL JOINTS OF MEAT AND POULTRY MUST BE
It is preferable to thaw fish, meat and poultry slowlyTHAWED THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING.
in the fridge. However, this process can beALWAYS COOK THOROUGHLY IMMEDIATELY
accelerated by using the defrost function.AFTER THAWING.
SELECTING DEFROST
1) Turn the selector to fan oven.
2) Select the defrost symbol ( ) on the
temperature control.
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