GE JES737 Defrosting Guide, Food Time Comments, Press Time Defrost, Defrosting Tips

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Time Features (cont.)

Time Defrost

Allows you to defrost for a selected length of time. See the Defrosting Guide for suggested times (AUTO DEFROST explained in the Auto Feature section).

1.Press TIME DEFROST.

2.Enter defrosting time.

3.Press START/PAUSE.

4.Turn the food over after half the time.

5.Press START/PAUSE.

Power level is automatically set at 3, but can be changed. You can defrost small items quickly by raising the power level after entering the time. Power level 7 cuts the total defrosting time in about half; power level 10 cuts the total time to approximately 1/3. However, food will need more frequent attention than usual.

At one half of selected defrosting time, turn food over and break apart or rearrange pieces for more even defrosting. Shield any 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.

•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)	1/2 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)	3 to 5 min.	Rearrange after half the time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)	6 to 9 min.
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)	6 to 9 min.	Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2	2 to 6 min.
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)	4 to 7 min.	Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks (1 lb.)	4 to 7 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.)	10 to 12 min.	Turn meat over after first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork	9 to 13 min. per lb.	Use power level 1.
Steaks, chops and cutlets	9 to 13 min. per lb.	Place unwrapped meat in cooking 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	26 to 32 min.	Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time. After second half
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
(21⁄2 to 3 lbs.)		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 (21⁄2 to 3 lbs.)	26 to 32 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. per lb.	Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time.
		Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)	9 to 14 min. per lb.	Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half
		of time, turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas with foil. Defrost for second	9
		half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting.