Defrosting Guide
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Breads, Cakes |
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Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) | 1/2 min. |
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Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.) | 3 to 6 min. | Rearrange after half of time. |
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Fish and Seafood |
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Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) | 8 to 12 min. |
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Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) | 5 to 8 min. | Place block in casserole. |
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Fruit |
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Plastic | 3 to 7 min. |
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Meat |
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Bacon (1 lb.) | 3 to 6 min. | Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting. |
Franks (1 lb.) | 3 to 6 min. | Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be |
Ground meat (1 lb.) |
| separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting. |
5 to 8 min. | Turn meat over after first half of time. | |
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork | 10 to 16 min. per lb. | Use power level Warm (1). |
Steaks, chops and cutlets | 5 to 10 min. per lb. | Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half |
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| separate pieces with table knife. Let stand to complete defrosting. |
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Poultry |
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Chicken, | 16 to 22 min. | Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first |
(21⁄2 to 3 lbs.) |
| half of time. After second half of time, separate pieces and place in |
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| cooking dish. Microwave 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand |
Chicken, whole (21⁄2 to 3 lbs.) |
| a few minutes to finish defrosting. |
22 to 28 min. | Place wrapped chicken in dish. After first half of time, unwrap | |
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| and turn chicken over. Shield warm areas with foil. To complete |
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| defrosting, run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed. |
Cornish hen | 9 to 16 min. per lb. |
Place unwrapped hen in oven
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.) | 5 to 10 min. per lb. |
Place unwrapped breast in
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