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20.5 Tips for defrosting and heating with the
microwave
If something goes wrong when defrosting or heating
food with the microwave, you can find some tips here.
Issue Tip
You cannot find any in-
formation about the set-
tings for the quantity of
food you have prepared.
Increase or reduce the
cooking time.
Rule of thumb: Double the
quantity = almost double
the time; half the quantity
= almost half the time
Your food has become
too dry.
¡ Reduce the cooking
time.
Or:
¡ Select a lower mi-
crowave output setting.
¡ Cover the food and
add more liquid.
The time has elapsed but
your food is not defros-
ted, not hot or not
cooked.
Increase the cooking
time.
The time has elapsed but
your food is overheated at
the edge but not done in
the middle.
¡ Stir the food occasion-
ally.
¡ Next time, set a lower
output setting and a
longer cooking time.
After defrosting, your
poultry or meat is defros-
ted on the outside but not
defrosted in the middle.
¡ Next time, select a
lower microwave out-
put setting.
¡ If you are defrosting a
large quantity, turn it
several times.
20.6 Defrosting
With your appliance you can defrost frozen food.
Defrosting food
1.
Place the frozen food in an uncovered container on
the bottom of the cooking compartment.
Delicate parts such as the drumsticks and wings of
chicken or fatty outer layers of roasts can be
covered with small pieces of aluminium foil. The foil
must not touch the walls of the appliance.
2.
Start the operation.
You can remove the foil halfway through the defrost-
ing time.
3.
Note:Liquid is produced when you defrost meat
and poultry.
Drain off any liquid when turning and under no cir-
cumstances use it for other purposes or allow it to
come into contact with other foods.
4.
Redistribute the food or turn it once or twice as it
defrosts.
Turn large pieces of food several times.
5.
To even out the temperature, leave the defrosted
food to stand at room temperature for approx. 10–
60 minutes.
You can remove the giblets from poultry at this
point. You can continue to cook the meat even if a
small section of it is still frozen in the centre.
Recommended settings for defrosting food
Food Accessories/cookware Shelf posi-
tion
Type of
heating
Microwave
setting inW
Cooking
time inmins
Whole pieces of meat, on the
bone or boned, 800g
Cookware without lid 0 1. 180
2. 90
1. 15
1
2. 15-25
1
Whole pieces of meat, on the
bone or boned, 1000g
Cookware without lid 0 1. 180
2. 90
1. 15
1
2. 25-35
1
Whole pieces of meat, on the
bone or boned, 1500g
Cookware without lid 0 1. 180
2. 90
1. 20
1
2. 25-35
1
Meat in pieces or slices, 200g Cookware without lid 0 1. 180
2. 90
1. 5
2
2. 4-6
2
Meat in pieces or slices, 500g Cookware without lid 0 1. 180
2. 90
1. 10
2
2. 5-10
2
1
Turn the food several times.
2
When turning the pieces of meat, separate them.
3
Freeze the food flat.
4
Remove any meat that has already defrosted.
5
Separate any defrosted parts when turning.
6
Remove the liquid that escapes during defrosting.
7
Turn the food every 20minutes.
8
Separate any defrosted parts from each other.
9
Carefully stir the food occasionally.
10
Remove all packaging.
11
Only defrost cakes without icing, whipped cream, gelatine or custard.
12
Separate the pieces of cake.
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