GE JES1039 owner manual Defrosting Guide, Food Time Comments

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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.	Rearrange after half the time.
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.
Franks (1 lb.)		Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
	2 to 5 min.	Place unopened package in oven.
		Microwave just until franks can be
		separated. Let stand 5 minutes,
Ground meat (1 lb.)		if necessary, to complete defrosting.
	4 to 6 min.	Turn meat over after first half of 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 first half of time
		and shield warm areas with foil.
		After second half of time, separate
		pieces with table knife. 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 first half of time.
		After second half of time, separate pieces
		and place in cooking dish. Microwave
		2–4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand
Chicken, whole		a few minutes to finish defrosting.
	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. To complete
		defrosting, run cold water in the cavity
Cornish hen		until giblets can be removed.
	7 to 13 min.	Place unwrapped hen in the oven
	per lb.	breast-side-up. Turn over after first half
		of time. Run cool water in the cavity until
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)		giblets can be removed.
	3 to 8 min.	Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe
	per lb.	dish breast-side-down. After half of time,
		turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas
		with foil. Defrost for second half of time.
		Let stand 1–2 hours in refrigerator to

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