Zanussi ZUQ 875 - Manual (Page 29)

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DEFROSTING IN THE MAIN OVEN
This main oven function defrosts most foods faster
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.
USING DEFROST
• Push out and turn the main oven multifunction
selector to Defrost.
• The Main Oven temperature control should be at
the Off '0' position.
THINGS TO NOTE
• The oven fan and internal oven light will operate.
HINTS AND TIPS
• Place the frozen food in a single layer where
possible and turn it over half way through the
defrosting process.
• The actual speed of defrosting is influenced by
room temperature. On warm days defrosting will
be faster than on cooler days.
• It is preferable to thaw fish, meat and poultry
slowly in the fridge. However, this process can be
accelerated by using the defrost function. Small or
thin fish fillets, frozen peeled prawns, cubed or
minced meat, liver, thin chops, steaks etc., can be
thawed in 1 – 2 hours.
• A 1kg/2¼lb 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/4½lb in weight can be
thawed using the defrost function.
• All joints of meat and poultry must be thawed
thoroughly before cooking.
• Always cook thoroughly immediately after thawing.
•
DO NOT
leave food at room temperature once it is
defrosted. Cook raw food immediately or store
cooked food in the fridge, once it has cooled.
• Care must always be taken when handling foods in
the home. Always follow the basic rules of food
hygiene to prevent bacterial growth and cross
contamination when defrosting, preparing,
cooking, cooling and freezing foods.