Defrost; Manual Defrost - Bosch HMD8451UC Use And Care Manual

Defrost

Use this feature to defrost the foods shown in the Defrost
Chart below.
1. Touch Defrost pad.
SEE LABEL SELECT
2.
number pad. Ex: Touch
CHOPS ENTER WEIGHT
3. Enter weight by touching number pads.
4. Touch Start (+1 min) pad.
The oven will stop so that the food can be checked.
5.
and shield any warm portions. Close the drawer. Touch
Start (+1 min) pad.
6. After the second stage, open the drawer. Shield any warm
portions. Close the drawer. Touch Start (+1 min) pad.
Defrost Chart
Food Amount
1. Ground meat .5 - 2.0 lb
2. Steaks/ .5 - 3.0 lb
chops
3. Boneless .5 - 2.0 lb
poultry
4. Bone-in .5 - 3.0 lb
poultry
5. Roast 2.0 -4.0 lb
6. Casserole 2 - 6 cups
Soup 1 - 6 cups

Manual Defrost

If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the
Defrost Chart or is above or below the limits in the
Amount column on the Defrost Chart, defrost manually.
Defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously cooked,
times for 30% power.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule
of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For
English 13
FOOD NUMBER
for steaks/chops.
2
STEAKS
1.0
minutes.
After each audible signal, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed portions, shield with
stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
After each audible signal, rearrange pieces or remove portions should they become warm
Start defrosting with fat side down. After each stage, turn roast over and shield the warm
After each audible signal, break apart and remove any defrosted part. At end, stir well and
let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
7. After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as indi-
cated in the chart below.
Note:
•
Adjustment. See page 16.
• To defrost other foods or foods above or below the
weights allowed on the Defrost Chart, see Manual
Defrost below.
•
Do not cook until all ice crystals are thawed.
• Shielding prevents cooking from occurring before
the center of the food is defrosted. Use small smooth
strips of aluminum foil to cover edges and thinner
sections of the food.
Procedure
example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti
sauce.
Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate
the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted
at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the
totally defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost
only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to
place in a microwave-safe dish.