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Defrosting Guide

Food

Time

Comments

 

 

 

Breads, Cakes

 

 

Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)

1 min.

 

Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)

3 to 5 min.

Rearrange after half the time.

 

 

 

Fish and Seafood

 

 

Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)

6 to 8 min.

 

Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)

5 to 7 min.

Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.

 

 

 

Fruit

 

 

Plastic pouch—1 or 2

3 to 6 min.

 

(10-oz. package)

 

 

Meat

 

 

Bacon (1 lb.)

2 to 5 min.

Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.

Franks (1 lb.)

2 to 5 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 7 min.

Turn meat over after first half of time.

Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork

12 to 16 min.

Use power level 10.

 

per lb.

 

Steaks, chops and cutlets

5 to 7 min.

Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and shield

 

per lb.

warm areas with foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with table knife.

 

 

Let stand to complete defrosting.

Poultry

 

 

Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up

15 to 19 min.

Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time.

(212 to 3 lbs.)

 

After second half of time, separate pieces and place in cooking dish. Microwave

 

 

2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand a few minutes to finish defrosting.

Chicken, whole (212 to 3 lbs.)

17 to 21 min.

Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.

 

 

Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting, run cold water in the cavity

 

 

until giblets can be removed.

Cornish hen

7 to 13 min.

Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time.

 

per lb.

Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.

Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)

5 to 9 min.

Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half

 

per lb.

of time, turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas with foil. Defrost for second

 

 

half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting.

 

 

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GE JES1288 owner manual Defrosting Guide, Food Time Comments

JES1288 specifications

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