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Defrosting Guide

Food

Time

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Breads, Cakes

 

 

Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)

1/2 min.

 

Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)

2 to 4 min.

 

 

 

 

Fish and Seafood

 

 

Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)

8 to 12 min.

 

Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)

5 to 8 min.

Place block in casserole. Turn over

 

 

and break up after half the time.

 

 

 

Fruit

 

 

Plastic pouch – 1 or 2

3 to 7 min.

 

(10-oz. package)

 

 

 

 

 

Meat

 

 

Bacon (1 lb.)

3 to 6 min.

Place unopened package in oven.

 

 

Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.

Franks (1 lb.)

3 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.)

5 to 8 min.

Turn meat over after half the time.

Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork 10 to 16 min. Use power level 1.

 

per lb.

 

Steaks, chops and cutlets

5 to 10 min.

Place unwrapped meat in cooking

 

per lb.

dish. Turn over after half the time

 

 

and shield warm areas with foil.

 

 

When finished, separate pieces and

 

 

let stand to complete defrosting.

 

 

 

Poultry

 

 

Chicken, broiler-fryer

16 to 22 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap

cut up (21⁄2 to 3 lbs.)

 

and turn over after half the time. When

 

 

finished, separate pieces and microwave

 

 

2–4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand

 

 

to finish defrosting.

Chicken, whole

22 to 28 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half

(21⁄2 to 3 lbs.)

 

the time, 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

9 to 16 min.

Place unwrapped hen in the oven

 

per lb.

breast-side-up. Turn over after half

 

 

the time. Run cool water in the

 

 

cavity until giblets can be removed.

Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)

5 to 10 min.

Place unwrapped breast in dish breast-

 

per lb.

side-down. 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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