DEFROSTING

GUIDE

 

 

1. Food packaged

in paper

or

plastic

maybe

defrosted

without

 

3. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted

before cooking.

unwrapping.

If

food is

foil

wrapped,

remove

foil

and

place

food

4. When

defrosted, food should be cool but softened

in all areas.

in cooking

dish

for defrosting.

Most

food

defrosts

well using

If still

slightly icy, return to microwave oven

veu

briefly, or let

Defrost (3).

For

more even

defrosting

of

larger

foods,

such

as

stand

a few minutes.

 

 

beef, lamb

and veal roasts,

use

Warm (1).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.After first half of defrosting time, unwrap package and check

food. Turn food over, ifnecessa17; break apart or separate food if possible. Shield any warm areas with small pieces of foil.

FoodTimeComments

Breads,

Cakes

[Power

Level: Defrost

(3)]

Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)

I min.

 

Sweet rolls

 

4 to 6 min.

Rearrange after half of time.

(approx.

12 oz.)

 

 

 

Fish

and

Seafood

[Power

Level: Defrost

(3)]

 

 

 

 

 

Fillets,

frozen (1

lb.)

 

9

to

12 min.

 

Shellfish,

small pieces

 

6

to

8 min.

Place block in casserole. Turn over and breakup after first half

(1

lb.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of time.

Fruit

[Power

Level: Defrost

(3)]

 

 

Plastic pouch--1

to 2

 

4 to 7 min

 

(10-oz.package)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meat [Power Level: Defrost

Bacon (1 lb.)

Franks (1 lb.)

Ground meat (1 lb.)

Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork

Steaks, chops and cutlets

(3)]

4

to

6

min. per lb.

Place unopened package

in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after deflosting.

4

to

6

rain.

Place unopened

package

in oven. Microwave

just until franks can be

 

 

 

 

separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.

6 to

8

rain.

Turn meat over after first half of time.

 

12 to

16 rain. per lb.

Use Power Level Warm

(1).

 

6 to

10 min. per lb.

Place unwrapped

meat in cooking dish. Turn

over after first half

 

 

 

 

of time and shield warm areas with foil. After second half of time,

 

 

 

 

separate pieces with table knife. Let stand to

complete defrosting.

Poultry [Power Level:

Chicken,broiler-fryer,

cutup(2V_ to3 lbs.)

Chicken, whole (2% to 3 lbs.)

Cornish hen

Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)

Defrost

(3)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 to

22

 

Place

wrapped

chicken

 

in

dish.

Unwrap and turn

over after first

half

 

 

 

 

of time.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 to

28

 

Place

wrapped

chicken

 

in

dish.

After

first

half of

time,

unwrap

and

 

 

 

 

turn chicken over. Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting,

 

 

 

 

run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed.

 

 

 

10

to

16 rain. per

lb.

Place

unwrapped

hen

in

oven

breast-side-up.

Turn over

after

first half

 

 

 

 

of time.

Run

cool

water in cavity until giblets can be removed.

 

 

6 to

10 min. per

lb.

Place

unwrapped

breast

in

microwave-safe

dish

breast-side-down.

After

 

 

 

 

first

half

of

time,

turn breast-side-up

and shield warm areas with foil.

 

 

 

 

Defrost for second half of time. Let stand I to 2 hours in refrigerator

 

 

 

 

to complete

defrosting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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