Defrosting Guide
Food | Time | Comments |
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Breads, Cakes |
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Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) | 20 to 45 sec. |
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Sweet Rolls (approx. 12 oz.) | 3 to 5 min. | Rearrange after half the time. |
Fish and Seafood |
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Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) | 9 to 12 min. |
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Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) | 6 to 8 min. | Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after |
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| half the time. |
Fruit |
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Plastic |
| Follow package directions. |
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Meat |
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Bacon (1 lb.) | 3 to 5 min. | Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes |
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| after defrosting. |
Franks (1 lb.) | 3 to 5 min. | Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just |
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| until franks can be separated. Let stand 5 minutes, |
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| if necessary, to complete defrosting. |
Ground meat (1 lb.) | 7 to 9 min. | Turn meat over after half the time. |
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork | 7 to 11 min. | Turn meat over after half the time. |
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Steaks, chops and cutlets | 7 to 11 min. | Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over |
| per lb. | after half the time and shield warm areas with foil. |
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| When finished, separate pieces and let stand to |
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| complete defrosting. |
Poultry |
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Chicken, | 20 to 24 min. | Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over |
cut up (21/2 to 3 lbs.) |
| after half the time. When finished, separate pieces and |
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| microwave 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand |
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| to finish defrosting. |
Chicken, whole | 26 to 30 min. | Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, |
(21/2 to 3 lbs.) |
| unwrap and turn chicken over. Shield warm areas with |
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| foil. Finish defrosting. If necessary, run cold water in |
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| the cavity until giblets can be removed. |
Cornish hen | 11 to 17 min. | Place unwrapped hen in the oven |
| per lb. | over after half the time. Run cool water in the cavity |
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| until giblets can be removed. |
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.) | 7 to 11 min. | Place unwrapped breast in dish |
| per lb. | After half the time, turn over and shield warm areas |
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| with foil. Finish defrosting. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in |
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| refrigerator to complete defrosting. |
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