DEFROSTING
USES OF DEFROST FEATURESmall or thin fish fillets, frozen peeled prawns, cubed
or minced meat, liver, thin chops, steaks etc., can be
This fan oven function defrosts most foods fasterthawed 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
thawed using the defrost function.
It is preferable to thaw fish, meat and poultry slowlyALL JOINTS OF MEAT AND POULTRY MUST BE
in the fridge. However, this process can be
accelerated by using the defrost function.THAWED THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING.
ALWAYS COOK THOROUGHLY IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THAWING.
SELECTING DEFROST
lTurn the fan oven temperature control to theHINTS AND TIPS
defrost setting.
lPlace the frozen food in a single layer where
lWhen defrost is selected, the oven indicator neonpossible and turn it over half way through the
may come ON. It will stay ON until the ovendefrosting process.
reaches room temperature and then go OFF.
lIt may turn ON and OFF periodically during
defrosting to maintain steady room temperature
inside the oven.
THINGS TO NOTE
Care must always be taken when handling foods
in the home. Always follow the basic rules of
food hygiene to prevent bacterial growth andlThe actual speed of defrosting is influenced by
cross contamination when defrosting, preparing,room temperature. On warm days defrosting will
cooking, cooling and freezing foods.be faster than on cooler days.
lDO NOT leave food at room temperature once it
is defrosted. Cook raw food immediately or store
cooked food in the fridge.
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