Defrosting Guide

Food

Time

Comments

 

 

 

 

Breads, Cakes

 

 

Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)

20 to 45 sec.

 

Sweet Rolls (approx. 12 oz.)

3 to 5 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

 

Follow package directions.

(10-oz. package)

 

 

Meat

 

 

Bacon (1 lb.)

3 to 5 min.

Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes

 

 

after defrosting.

Franks (1 lb.)

3 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.)

7 to 9 min.

Turn meat over after half the time.

Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork

7 to 11 min.

Turn meat over after half the time.

 

per lb.

 

Steaks, chops and cutlets

7 to 11 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

20 to 24 min.

Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over

cut up (21/2 to 3 lbs.)

 

after half the time. When finished, separate pieces and

 

 

microwave 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand

 

 

to finish defrosting.

Chicken, whole

26 to 30 min.

Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time,

(21/2 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

11 to 17 min.

Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn

 

per lb.

over after half the time. Run cool water in the cavity

 

 

until giblets can be removed.

Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)

7 to 11 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 to 2 hours in

 

 

refrigerator to complete defrosting.

 

 

 

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