41Thawing▯ Set the defrosting mode.▯ Put the grill rack with the frozen food on thesecond level (with 5 levels on the third level), theninsert the grill pan to catch the defrosting liquids.▯ Defrost large pieces of meat (roasts, chickens,etc.) at 115 - 120° F (45 - 50°C) so that the outerpart does not get cooked. Small or flat pieces canbe defrosted at 120 - 130° F (50 - 55°C.)▯ Remove the food from the packaging beforedefrosting.▯ Only defrost the quantity that you need right away.▯ Please consider: defrosted food will not last aslong as frozen food and will spoil more quicklythan fresh food. Prepare defrosted foodimmediately and cook it thoroughly.9 WARNINGHealth riskWhen defrosting food from animal sources, youmust remove the liquid that escapes duringdefrosting. It must never come into contact withother food. Bacteria could be transferred.Insert the grill pan under the food. Throw awaythe liquid that collects from defrosting meat andpoultry, then clean the sink thoroughly and rinseit with a lot of water. Clean the grill pan in hotsoapy water or in the dishwasher. Afterdefrosting, operate the oven for 15 minutesusing convection at 355° F (180°C).Acrylamide in foodstuffsWhich foods are affected?Acrylamide is mainly produced in grain and potatoproducts that are heated to high temperatures, suchas potato crisps, chips, toast, bread rolls, bread, finebaked goods (biscuits, gingerbread, cookies).Tips for keeping acrylamide to a mini-mum when preparing foodGeneral Keep cooking times to a minimum. Cookmeals until they are golden brown, butnot too dark. Large, thick pieces of foodcontain less acrylamide.Baking With convection max. 355° F (180°C).Cookies Egg or egg yolk reduces the productionof acrylamide. Spread out a single layerevenly on the baking tray.Oven fries Cook at least 400 g at once on a bakingtray so that the fries do not dry out.