DEFROSTING CHART
FISH AND SEAFOOD
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Fish Fillets |
| Place fillets on a microwave rack; cover paper towel. | 4~6 min. |
Frozen in block | At beeps, turn over block of fish. Separate fillets, if |
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| Let stand 10 minutes then finish with cold running |
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| water (about 5 minutes). |
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Individual | Fish | Place fish on a microwave rack; cover with paper | 4~6 min. |
Fillets or | Fish | towel. At beeps, turn fish over. Press START to |
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Steaks |
| continue defrosting. Let stand 5 minutes then finish |
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| with cold running water (about 5 minutes). |
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PORK |
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Pork Strips |
| Place pork strips on a microwave rack; cover with paper | 7~10 min. |
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| towel. At beeps, separate and turn over. Press START to |
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| continue defrosting. Let stand 20 minutes. |
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Pork Cubes |
| Place pork cubes on a microwave rack; cover with paper | 7~10 min. |
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| towel. At beep, separate and rearrange. |
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| Press START to continue defrosting. Let stand 20 minutes. |
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BEEF AND LAMB |
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Beef Rolled Rump | Place roast (up to 3 pounds) on a glass cooking tray | 10~13 min. | |
Roast, boneless | with paper towel. At beeps, turn over and shield before |
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| continuing. Press START to continue defrosting. Let |
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Beef Round Sirloin | stand 30 minutes. |
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Tip Roast, boneless |
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Ground Beef |
| Place beef on a glass cooking tray with paper towel. At | 8~10 min. |
1/2 to 1 pound | beeps, remove any defrosted meat. Press START to |
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| continue defrosting. Let stand 10 minutes. |
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POULTRY |
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Whole Chicken | Place chicken, breast side down, on a glass cooking | 8~10 min. | |
| tray with paper towel. At beeps, turn over and shield |
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Cornish Hen |
| before continuing. Press START to continue |
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| defrosting. Let stand 20 minutes. If needed, finish |
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| defrosting under cold running water. |
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Whole Chicken, | Place chicken on a glass cooking tray with paper | 8~10 min. | |
Cut up |
| towel. At beeps, turn over, separate and rearrange; |
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| shield bones. Press START to continue defrosting. Let |
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Chicken Pieces, | stand 15 minutes. If needed, finish defrosting under |
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Bone- in |
| cold running water. |
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