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■ Use the accessories supplied. Additional accessories may be
obtained from specialist retailers or from the after-sales
service.
■ Always use an oven cloth or oven gloves when taking
accessories or ovenware out of the cooking compartment.
Defrosting, heating up and cooking with the
microwave
The following tables provide you with numerous options and
settings for the microwave.
The times specified in the tables are only guidelines. They may
vary according to the ovenware used, the quality, temperature
and consistency of the food.
Time ranges are often specified in the tables. Set the shortest
time first and then extend the time if necessary.
It may be that you have different quantities from those specified
in the tables. A rule of thumb can be applied: Double amount -
just under double the cooking time, half amount - half the
cooking time.
Place the ovenware in the centre of the lower wire rack. The
food will then absorb the microwaves from all sides.
Defrosting
Notes
■ Place the frozen food in an open container on the wire rack.
■ Delicate parts such as the legs 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 cooking
compartment walls. You can remove the foil half way through
the defrosting time.
■ Turn or stir the food once or twice during the defrosting time.
Large pieces of food should be turned several times. When
turning, remove any liquid that has resulted from defrosting.
■ Leave defrosted items to stand at room temperature for a
further 10 to 60 minutes so that the temperature can
stabilise. The giblets can be removed from poultry at this
point.
Defrosting, heating up or cooking frozen food
Notes
■ Take ready meals out of the packaging. They will heat up
more quickly and evenly in microwaveable ovenware. The
different components of the meal may not require the same
amount of time to heat up .
■ Food which lies flat will cook more quickly than food which is
piled high. You should therefore distribute the food so that it
is as flat as possible in the ovenware. Different foodstuffs
should not be placed in layers on top of one another.
■ Always cover the food. If you do not have a suitable cover for
your ovenware, use a plate or special microwave foil.
■ Stir or turn the food 2 or 3 times during cooking.
■ After heating, allow the food to stand for a further 2 to
5 minutes so that it can achieve an even temperature.
■ Always use an oven cloth or oven gloves when removing
plates from the oven.
Defrost Weight Microwave power setting in watts,
cooking time in minutes
Notes
Whole pieces of meat (beef, veal or
pork - on the bone or boned)
800 g 180 W, 15 mins + 90 W, 10-20 mins Turn several times
1 kg 180 W, 20 mins + 90 W, 15-25 mins
1.5 kg 180 W, 30 mins + 90 W, 20-30 mins
Meat in pieces or slices of beef,
veal or pork
200 g 180 W, 3 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins Separate any defrosted parts when
turning
500 g 180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins
800 g 180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins
Minced meat, mixed 200 g 90 W, 10-15 mins Freeze food flat if possible
Turn several times, remove any
defrosted meat
500 g 180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
800 g 180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins
Poultry or poultry portions 600 g 180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins Turn during cooking.
1.2 kg 180 W, 15 mins + 90 W, 25-30 mins
Duck 2 kg 180 W, 20 mins + 90 W, 30-40 mins Turn several times
Fish fillet, fish steak or slices 400 g 180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins Separate any defrosted parts
Whole fish 300 g 180 W, 3 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins -
600 g 180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
Vegetables, e.g. peas 300 g 180 W, 10-15 mins Stir carefully during defrosting.
600 g 180 W, 10 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
Fruit, e.g. raspberries 300 g 180 W, 710 mins Stir carefully during defrosting and
separate any defrosted parts
500 g 180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 5-10 mins
Butter, defrosting 125 g 180 W, 1 mins + 90 W, 2-4 mins Remove all packaging
250 g 360 W, 1 min + 90 W, 2-4 mins
Loaf of bread 500 g 180 W, 6 mins + 90 W, 5-10 mins Turn during cooking.
1 kg 180 W, 12 mins + 90 W, 15-25 mins
Cakes, dry, e.g. sponge cake 500 g 90 W, 15-20 mins Only for cakes without icing, cream or
crème pâtissière, separate the pieces
of cake.
750 g 180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
Cakes, moist, e.g. fruit flan, cheese-
cake
500 g 180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins Only for cakes without icing, cream or
gelatine
750 g 180 W, 7 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
