AUTO DEFROST GUIDE
RECOMMENDED
FOODS
WEIGHT
FIRST SIGNAL
SECOND SIGNAL
STAND TIME
Chops
0.1
Turn over.
Separate and shield where necessary.
5 minutes
Frankfurters, Sausage
0.1
Separate.
Remove defrosted pieces.
2 minutes
Ground Meat
0.1
Turn over.
Remove defrosted areas and break apart.
5 minutes
| Beef Patties | I 0 . 1 - 6.Olbs. | I |
| T u r n o v e r . | I Separate patties. | I | 5 minutes | |||||||||||||
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| Stew |
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Fish Fillets
0.1
Turn over.
Separate and remove defrosted pieces.
5 minutes
Shrimp, Scallops | 0.1 | lbs. | Separate. | Separate and remove | 5 minutes | |
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Whole Fish | 0.1 | lbs. | Turn over and |
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Edges or thin areas of meat will defrost more rapidly than other areas.
After first or second signal, shield warm areas with small pieces of foil.
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