GE JE610, JE620 Defrosting Guide, Food, Operating Instructions, Time, Comments

Operating Instructions

Defrosting Guide

Food	Time	Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)	1 min.
Sweet Rolls (approx. 12 oz.)	4 to 6 min.	Rearrange after half the time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)	9 to 12 min.
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)	6 to 8 min.	Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after
		half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 to 2	4 to 7 min.
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)	4 to 6 min.	Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes
		after defrosting.
Franks (1 lb.)	4 to 6 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.)	6 to 8 min.	Turn meat over after half the time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork	12 to 16 min.	Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over
	per lb.	after half the time and shield warm areas with foil.
Steaks, chops and cutlets	6 to 10 min.	Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over
	per lb.	after half the time and shield warm areas with foil.
		When finished, separate pieces and let stand to
		complete defrosting.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer	18 to 22 min.	Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over
cut up (2-1/2 to 3 lbs.)		after half the time. When finished, separate pieces
		and microwave 2–4 minutes more, if necessary.
		Let stand to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole	24 to 28 min.	Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time,
(2-1/2 to 3 lbs.)		unwrap and turn chicken over. Shield warm areas
		with foil. Finish defrosting. If necessary, run cold
		water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Cornish hen	10 to 16 min.	Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up.
	per lb.	Turn over after half the time. Run cool water in the
		cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast (4 to 5 lbs.)	6 to 10 min.	Place unwrapped breast in dish breast-side-down.
	per lb.	After half the time, turn over and shield warm areas
		with foil. Finish defrosting. Let stand 1–2 hours in
		refrigerator to complete defrosting.

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