GE JE1660WB owner manual Defrosting Guide

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Defrosting Guide

Food	Time	Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)	1/4 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)	2 to 4 min.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)	6 to 9 min.
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)	3 to 7 min.	Place block in casserole. Turn over
		and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2	1 to 5 min.
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)	2 to 5 min.	Place unopened package in oven.
		Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks (1 lb.)	2 to 5 min.	Place unopened package in oven.
		Microwave just until franks can be
		separated. Let stand 5 minutes,
		if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Ground meat (1 lb.)	4 to 6 min.	Turn meat over after half the time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork	9 to 13 min.	Use power level 1.
	per lb.
Steaks, chops and cutlets	4 to 8 min.	Place unwrapped meat in cooking
	per lb.	dish. Turn over after half the time
		and shield warm areas with foil.
		When finished, separate pieces and
		let stand to complete defrosting.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer	14 to 20 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap
cut up (21⁄2 to 3 lbs.)		and turn over after half the time. When
		finished, separate pieces and microwave
		2–4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand
		to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole	20 to 25 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half
(21⁄2 to 3 lbs.)		the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
		Shield warm areas with foil. Finish
		defrosting. If necessary, run cold water
removed.		in the cavity until giblets can be
Cornish hen	7 to 13 min.	Place unwrapped hen in the oven
	per lb.	breast-side-up. Turn over after half
		the time. Run cool water in the
		cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)	3 to 8 min.	Place unwrapped breast in dish breast-
	per lb.	side-down. After half the time, turn over
		and shield warm areas with foil. Finish
		defrosting. Let stand 1–2 hours in

refrigerator to complete defrosting.

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