Panasonic NN-S553 Defrosting Tips & Techniques continued, After Defrosting, Food, Meat, Poultry

Defrosting Tips & Techniques (continued)

	DEFROST		AFTER DEFROSTING
FOOD	TIME at P3	DURING DEFROSTING
	mins (per lb)		Stand Time	Rinse
Fish and Seafood
[up to 3 lbs. (1.4 kg)]
Crabmeat	6	Break apart/Rearrange
Fish Steaks	4 to 6	Turn over	5 min.	YES
Fish Fillets	4 to 6	Turn over/Rearrange/Shield ends
Sea Scallops	4 to 6	Break apart/Remove defrosted pieces
Whole fish	4 to 6	Turn over
Meat		Turn over/Remove defrosted	10 min.
Ground Meat	4 to 5	portion/Shield edges
Roasts	4 to 8	Turn over/Shield ends and	30 min. in refrig.
[21/2-4 lbs. (1.1-1.8 kg)]		defrosted surface
Chops/Steak	6 to 8	Turn over/Rearrange/Shield ends
		and defrosted surface
Ribs/T-bone	6 to 8	Turn over/Rearrange/Shield ends
		and defrosted surface	5 min.	NO
Stew Meat	4 to 8	Break apart/Rearrange/
		Remove defrosted pieces
Liver (thinly sliced)	4 to 6	Drain liquid/Turn over/
		Separate pieces
Bacon (sliced)	4	Turn over	- - - -
Poultry
Chicken, Whole	4 to 6	Turn over/Shield	20 min. in refrig.
[up to 3 lbs. (1.4 kg)]
Cutlets	4 to 6	Break apart/Turn over/	5 min.
		Remove defrosted Pieces		YES
Pieces	4 to 6	Break apart/Turn over/Shield
			10 min.
Cornish Hens	6 to 8	Turn over/Shield
Turkey Breast	6	Turn over/Shield	20 min. in refrig.
[5-6 lbs. (2.3-2.7 kg)]

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