Defrosting Guide

Food

Time

Comments

 

 

 

Breads, Cakes

 

 

Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)

1 min.

 

Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)

3 to 5 min.

 

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 to 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 half the time.

Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork

12 to 16 min.

Use power level 1.

 

per lb.

 

Steaks, chops and cutlets

5 to 7 min.

Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish.

 

per lb.

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

15 to 19 min.

Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap

cut up (212 to 3 lbs.)

 

and turn over after half the time. When

 

 

finished, separate pieces and microwave 2

 

 

to 4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand

 

 

to finish defrosting.

Chicken, whole

17 to 21 min.

Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half

(212 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

7 to 13 min.

Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-

 

per lb.

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 9 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 to 2 hours in

 

 

refrigerator to complete defrosting.

 

 

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GE JVM1640AB owner manual Defrosting Guide, Food Time Comments

JVM1640AB specifications

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