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Defrosting Guide

Food

 

 

Time

Comments

 

 

 

Breads, Cakes

 

 

Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)

1 min.

 

Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)

3 to 5 min.

Rearrange after half of time.

 

 

 

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 first half of time.

 

 

 

 

 

Fruit

 

 

 

 

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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 first half of time.

Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork

12 to 16 min. per lb.

Use power level Warm (1).

Steaks, chops and cutlets

5 to 7 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

 

 

 

Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up

15 to 19 min.

Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first

(21¼

2

to 3 lbs.)

 

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.

Chicken, whole (21¼2 to 3 lbs.)

17 to 21 min.

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.

Cornish hen

7 to 13 min. 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.

Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)

5 to 9 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 1 to 2 hours in

 

 

 

 

refrigerator to complete defrosting.

 

 

 

 

 

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GE JNM3151, JVM3150 owner manual Defrosting Guide

JNM3151, JVM3150 specifications

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