Cooking Instructions

AUTO DEFROSTING GUIDE

•Follow the instructions below when defrosting different types of food.

Food

Amount

Procedure

 

 

 

Roast

2.5-5.0 lbs.

Start with the food placed fat side down. After

Beef,

 

each stage, turn the food over and shield any

Pork

 

warm portions with narrow strips of aluminum

 

 

foil.

 

 

 

Steaks,

0.5-3.0 lbs.

After each stage, rearrange the food. If there

Chops,

 

are any warm or thawed portions of food,

Fish

 

shield them with narrow flat pieces of

 

 

aluminum foil. Remove any pieces of food

 

 

that are nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered,

 

 

for 5-10 minutes.

 

 

 

Ground

0.5-3.0 lbs.

After each stage, remove any pieces of food

Meat

 

that are nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered

 

 

with foil, for 5–10 minutes.

 

 

 

Whole

2.5-6.0 lbs.

Remove giblets before freezing poultry. Start

Chicken

 

defrosting with the breast side down. After

 

 

the first stage, turn the chicken over and

 

 

shield any warm portions with narrow strips of

 

 

aluminum foil. After the second stage, again

 

 

shield any warm portions with narrow strips of

 

 

aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30–60

 

 

minutes in the refrigerator.

 

 

 

Chicken

0.5-2.0 lbs.

After each stage, rearrange or remove any

Pieces

 

pieces of food that are nearly defrosted. Let

 

 

stand for 10-20 minutes.

 

 

 

Notes

Check foods when the oven signals. After the final stage, small sections may still be icy; let them stand to continue thawing.

Shielding roasts and steaks with small pieces of foil prevents the edges from cooking before the center of the food has defrosted. Use narrow, flat, smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover the edges and thinner sections of the food.

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