Frozen Fish, Seafood, and Small Meat:
1.Turn food over halfway through defrost time unless otherwise noted.
2.Place seafood in utility dish. Cover dish loosely with plastic wrap or waxed paper.
3.Let seafood stand for a short period of time before cooking to ensure it is totally defrosted. Hold larger seafood pieces under cold running water, if necessary, to finish defrosting process, or to separate fillets.
4.Food does not need to be turned (quarter turn) halfway through cooking time in turntable models.
FROZEN FISH, SEAFOOD, AND SMALL MEAT DEFROSTING CHART
Food
Weight
(ounces)
Defrosting Time
(minutes)
Special Instructions
Fish and Seafood
Crab claws or | 16 | 10 to 12 | Rearrange crab halfway through | |
legs | defrosting time. | |||
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Crab meat | 6 | 4 to 5 | Stir crab halfway through | |
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Fillets |
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| Turn fillets over halfway through | |
flounder, cod, | 16 | 9 to 12 | ||
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sole, etc. |
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| Wrap lobster in plastic wrap or | |
Lobster tail | 16 | 9 to 12 | waxed paper. Turn over halfway | |
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Shrimp | 16 | 9 to 11 | Rearrange halfway through | |
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Small Meat |
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Bacon | 16 | 3 to 5 | Turn over and turn quarter turn | |
halfway through defrosting time. | ||||
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Bratwurst | 16 | 6 to 9 | Turn over and turn quarter turn | |
halfway through defrosting time. | ||||
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Chops | 16 | 6 to 10 | Turn over and turn quarter turn | |
halfway through defrosting time. | ||||
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Frankfurters | 16 | 4 to 7 | Turn over and turn quarter turn | |
halfway through defrosting time. | ||||
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Ground meat, |
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| Break apart and remove | |
16 | 6 to 8 | defrosted portions halfway | ||
bulk | ||||
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Ground meat, |
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| Arrange meat in circle. | |
16 | 6 to 8 | Turn over halfway through | ||
patties | ||||
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| Break apart and remove | |
Sausage | 12 | 3 to 5 | defrosted portions halfway | |
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Steaks | 16 | 6 to 9 | Turn over and turn quarter turn | |
halfway through defrosting time. | ||||
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