Using Speed Defrost Mode. Samsung CQ4260

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Using Speed Defrost Mode

Setting Speed Defrost Mode

Choose from five pre - programmed microwave settings for defrosting. Defrosting time and power level are automatically set. Simply select the setting and weight to start defrosting.

Open the door. Place the frozen food in the centre of the ceramic tray. Position is level 1. Close the door.

1

Turn MODE SELECTOR to the

Speed Defrost ( ) symbol.

2

Turn MULTI-FUNCTION SELECTOR to choose desired defrost item. Press

POWER LEVEL / ENTER to set desired defrost item. (Refer to table on page 29 for a description of the 5

Speed Defrost settings.)

3

Select the food weight by turning the

MULTI-FUNCTION SELECTOR.

4

Press START to start cooking.

When cooking has finished, the oven will beep and flash “End” four times. The oven will then beep once every minute for 3 minutes.

Result



Defrosting begins.



The oven beeps half way through defrosting to remind you to turn the food over.

Important

• Use only containers that are microwave - safe.

•

You can also defrost food manually. To do so, select the microwave Cooking / Reheating function with a power level of 180 W. Refer to the section entitled “Cooking / Reheating” on page 37 for further details.

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Using Speed Defrost Mode (Continued)

Guide to Auto Speed Defrost Settings

The following table presents the various Auto Defrost programmes, quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations. These programmes use microwave energy only. Remove all packaging material before defrosting. Place meat, poultry and fish on the ceramic tray.

1 Meat

Weight

(kg)

Accessory

0.2 - 2.0 Ceramic tray

Shelf

Level

1

Standing

Time (min)

20 - 90

2 Poultry 0.2 - 2.0 Ceramic tray

3 Fish

4 Bread

/ Cake

5 Fruit

0.2 - 2.0 Ceramic tray

0.1 - 1.0 Ceramic tray

0.1 - 1.0 Ceramic tray

1

1

1

1

20 - 90

20 - 60

10 - 30

5 - 15

Instructions

Shield the edges with aluminium foil. Turn the meat over, when the oven beeps. This programme is suitable for beef, lamb, pork, steaks, chops, minced meat.

Shield the leg and wing tips with aluminium foil. Turn the poultry over, when the oven beeps. This programme is suitable for whole chicken as well as for chicken portions.

Shield the tail of a whole fish with aluminium foil. Turn the fish over, when the oven beeps. This programme is suitable for whole fishes as well as for fish fillets.

Put bread on a piece of kitchen paper and turn over, as soon as the oven beeps. Place cake on ceramic tray and if possible, turn over, as soon as the oven beeps.

(Oven keeps operating and is stopped, when you open the door.) This programme is suitable for all kinds of bread, sliced or whole, as well as for bread rolls and baguettes. Arrange bread rolls in a circle. This programme is suitable for all kinds of yeast cake, biscuit, cheese cake and puff pastry. It is not suitable for short / crust pastry, fruit and cream cakes as well as for cake with chocolate topping.

Distribute frozen fruit evenly on ceramic tray. This programme is suitable for fruits like raspberries, mixed berries, and tropical fruits.

Important

The Speed Defrost Mode uses microwave energy to heat food.

Therefore guidelines for cookware and other microwave safety precautions must be strictly observed when using this mode.

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