Defrosting Guide | GE PVM1970 guide

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Defrosting Guide

FOOD	TIME	COMMENTS

Bread, Cakes
Bread, buns, or rolls (1 piece)	1/4 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz)	2 to 4 min.	Rearrange after half the time

Fish and Seafood
Fillets, Frozen (1 lb)	6 to 9 min.
Fruit	1 to 5 min.
Plastic Pouch - 1 or 2	1 to 5 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)	4 to 6 min.	Turn meat over after first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork	9 to 13 min.	Use power level 10.
	per lb.
Steak, chops and cutlets	4 to 8 min.	Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over
	per lb.	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	14 to 20 min.	Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up	14 to 20 min.	Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn
(2½ to 3 lbs.))		over after first half of time. After second half of time,
		separate pieces and place in cooking dish. Micro-
		wave 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand a
		few minutes to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole (2½ to 3 lbs.)	20 to 25 min.	Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time,
		unwrap and turn chicken over. Shield warm areas
		with foil. To complete defrosting, run cold water in
		the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Ground meat (1 lb)	7 to 13 min.	Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up.
	per lb.	Turn over after first half of time. Run cool water in
		the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)	3 to 8 min.	Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish
	per lb.	breast-side-down. After first half of time, turn
		breast-side-up and shield warm areas with foil. De-
		frost for second half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours
		in refrigerator to complete defrosting.

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GE PVM1970 owner manual Defrosting Guide

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