Bosch 800 Series Use And Care Manual - Page 19

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Auto Defrost

With the Auto Defrost feature you can defrost three

different types of food by entering the weight. The ideal

defrost time will be calculated by the program.

Ovenware for defrosting

Place the food in a microwaveable shallow dish, such as

a glass casserole dish or glass plate, but do not cover.

Stand time

The defrosted food should be left to stand for an

additional 10 to 30 minutes until it reaches an even

temperature. Large pieces of meat require a longer

standing time than smaller pieces. Flat pieces of meat

and items made from ground meat should be separated

from each other before leaving to stand.

After this time, you can continue to prepare the food,

even though thick pieces of meat may still be frozen in

the middle.

Setting Auto Defrost

The appliance must be turned off.

Example: Set Auto Defrost for Ground Meat.

Take the food out of the packaging and weigh it, then

place it in a suitable dish on the ceramic tray.

Touch Auto Defrost.

The Auto Defrost symbol

shows SELECT FOOD

Select the desired program from the label at the oven

cavity. For Ground Meat touch the number key 1.

-or-

Touch Auto Defrost or +Amount repeatedly to scroll

through all Auto Defrost modes.

is blinking and the food item is shown on the

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display.

Enter the weight of the food you want to defrost using

the number keys. For example, to enter 2 lbs type

2 0 0. The weight and start/enter are blinking.

Touch Start/Enter.

Auto Defrost will set the appropriate defrosting time

and start counting down.

Once the defrost time has elapsed a beep will sound.

The appliance turns off and the clock is displayed.

lights up and the display

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Note: A beep sounds during defrosting for all foods to

turn food over or separate pieces.

Opening appliance door during operation

Opening the appliance door during operation will

interrupt the current mode. Close the appliance door and

then touch Start/Enter to resume operation.

Cancel operation

Touch Clear/Off to cancel the active oven mode. The

appliance turns off and the clock is displayed.

The cooling fans may continue to run for awhile and then

switch off automatically.

Auto Defrost programs

No. Name

Weight range

Ground Meat

0.5 - 2.0 lbs

Meat Pieces

0.5 - 3.0 lbs

Poultry Pieces

0.5 - 3.0 lbs

Tips for defrosting

WARNING

HEALTH RISK

Liquid will be produced when defrosting meat or

poultry. Drain off this liquid when turning meat and

poultry, and under no circumstances, use it for other

purposes, or allow it to come into contact with other

foods.

Always enter the weight in lbs when using the defrost

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by weight feature (0.1 to 6.0 lbs).

Use the defrost mode for raw food items only.

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Defrosting gives best results when food to be thawed

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is a minimum of 0° F (taken directly from a freezer). If

the food has been stored in a refrigerator-freezer that

does not maintain a temperature of 5° F or below,

always program a lower food weight or lower cook

time to prevent cooking the food.

If the frozen food is stored outside the freezer for up to

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20 minutes, enter a reduced cook time or weight.

The shape of the package will alter the defrosting time.

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Shallow rectangular food packets defrost more quickly

than a deep frozen block of food.

Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated

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frozen pieces of food defrost better.

Shield warm areas of food with small pieces of

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aluminum foil, if they start to heat up.

Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield food items

like chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails.

Do not allow aluminum foil to touch the oven cavity

when defrosting.