GE JES1142, JES1140 owner manual About the convenience features, Time Defrost, Defrosting Guide

About the convenience features.

	Time		Time Defrost
			Allows you to defrost for a selected length
	Defrost		of time. See the Defrosting Guide for
			suggested times. (Auto Defrost H[SODLQHGLQ
	Express Cook		the About the convenience features section.)
1	2	3		1		Press TIME DEFROST.
						Enter defrosting time.
4	5	6		2
				3		Press START.
7	8	9
					Turn the food over after half the time.
				4
					Press START.
	0			5

	At one half of selected defrosting time, turn
Start	food over and break apart or rearrange
	pieces for more even defrosting. Shield any
Pause
	warm areas with small pieces of foil. The
	oven will continue to defrost if you don’t open
	the door and turn the food.
	A dull thumping noise may be heard during
	defrosting. This is normal when oven is not
	operating at HI power.

Defrosting Tips

„Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be defrosted in the package. Closed packages should be slit, pierced or vented AFTER food has partially defrosted. Plastic storage containers should be partially uncovered.

„Family-size, prepackaged frozen dinners can be defrosted and microwaved. If the food is in a foil container, transfer it to a microwave-safe dish.

„Foods that spoil easily should not be allowed to sit out for more than one hour after defrosting. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.

„For more even defrosting of larger foods, such as roasts, use Auto Defrost. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted before cooking.

„When defrosted, food should be cool but softened in all areas. If still slightly icy, return to the microwave very briefly, or let it stand a few minutes.

Defrosting Guide

Food	Time	Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns, or rolls (1 piece)	1/4 min.
Sweet rollsDSSUR[R]	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	1 to 5 min.
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(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.	3ODFHXQRSHQHGSDFNDJHLQRYHQ0LFURZDYHMXVWXQWLOIUDQNVFDQEHVHSDUDWHG
		Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Ground meat (1 lb.)	4 to 6 min.	Turn meat over after first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork	9 to 13 min.	Use power level 10.
	per lb.
Steaks, chops and cutlets	4 to 8 min.	Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and
	per lb.	shield warm areas with foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with table
		knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.
Poultry	14 to 20 min.	Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time. After
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
(21ø2 to 3 lbs.)		second half of time, separate pieces and place in cooking dish. Microwave 2 to 4
		minutes more, if necessary. Let stand a few minutes to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole (21ø2 to 3 lbs.)	20 to 25 min.	Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
		Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting, run cold water in the cavity
		until giblets can be removed.
Cornish hen	7 to 13 min.	Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time.
	per lb.	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 microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half
	per lb.	of time, turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas with foil. Defrost for second
12		half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting.