Cooking Instructions

Auto Defrosting Guide

•Follow the instructions below when defrosting different types of food.

Food

Standard

Procedure

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Roast

2.5-6.0 lbs.

Start with the food placed fat side down.

Beef, Pork

 

After each stage, turn the food over and

 

 

shield any warm portions with narrow

 

 

strips of aluminum foil.

Steaks,

0.5-3.0 lbs.

After each stage, rearrange the food. If

Chops,

 

there are any warm or thawed portions of

Fish

 

food, shield them with narrow flat pieces

 

 

of aluminum foil. Remove any pieces of

 

 

food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand,

 

 

covered, for 5-10 minutes.

Ground

0.5-3.0 lbs.

After each stage, remove any pieces of

Meat

 

food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand,

 

 

covered with foil, for 5-10 minutes.

Whole

2.5-6.0 lbs.

Remove giblets before freezing poultry.

Chicken

 

Start defrosting with the breast side

 

 

down. After the first stage, turn the

 

 

chicken over and shield any warm

 

 

portions with narrow strips of aluminum

 

 

foil. After the second stage, again shield

 

 

any warm portions with narrow strips of

 

 

aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30-

 

 

60 minutes in the refrigerator.

Chicken

0.5-3.0 lbs.

After each stage, rearrange or remove

Pieces

 

any pieces of food that are nearly

 

 

defrosted. Let stand for 10-20 minutes.

 

 

 

Notes:

Check foods when the oven signals. After the final stage, small sections may still be icy; let them stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals have thawed. Shielding roasts and steaks with small pieces of foil prevents the edges from cooking before the center of the food has defrosted. Use narrow, flat, smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover the edges and thinner sections of the food.

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