
Defrosting Guide
Food | Time | Comments | 
Breads, Cakes  | 
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Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)  | 1 min.  | 
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Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)  | 4 to 6 min.  | 
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Fish and Seafood  | 
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Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) | 9 to 12 min.  | 
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Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)  | 6 to 8 min.  | Place block in casserole. Turn over  | 
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  | and break up after half the time.  | 
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Fruit  | 
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Plastic  | 4 to 7 min.  | 
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Meat  | 
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Bacon (1 lb.)  | 4 to 6 min.  | Place unopened package in oven.  | 
Franks (1 lb.) | 4 to 6 min.  | Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.  | 
Place unopened package in oven.  | ||
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  | Microwave just until franks can be  | 
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  | separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if  | 
Ground meat (1 lb.) | 6 to 8 min.  | necessary, to complete defrosting.  | 
Turn meat over after half the time.  | ||
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork 12 to 16 min.  | Use power level 1. | |
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Steaks, chops and cutlets  | 6 to 10 min.  | Place unwrapped meat in cooking  | 
  | per lb.  | dish. Turn over after half the time  | 
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  | and shield warm areas with foil.  | 
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  | When finished, separate pieces and  | 
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  | let stand to complete defrosting.  | 
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Poultry  | 
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Chicken,  | 18 to 22 min.  | Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap  | 
cut up (21⁄2 to 3 lbs.) | 
  | and turn over after half the time. When  | 
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  | finished, separate pieces and microwave  | 
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  | 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary. Let  | 
Chicken, whole | 24 to 28 min.  | stand to finish defrosting.  | 
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half  | ||
(21⁄2 to 3 lbs.) | 
  | the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.  | 
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  | Shield warm areas with foil. Finish  | 
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  | defrosting. If necessary, run cold water  | 
Cornish hen | 
  | in the cavity until giblets can be removed.  | 
10 to 16 min. Place unwrapped hen in the oven  | ||
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  | the time. Run cool water in the  | 
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)  | 6 to 10 min.  | cavity until giblets can be removed.  | 
Place unwrapped breast in dish breast-  | ||
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  | and shield warm areas with foil. Finish  | 
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  | defrosting. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in  | 
refrigerator to complete defrosting.
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