Auto Defrosting Guide

Follow the instructions below when defrosting different types of food.

Food

Standard Amount

Procedure

 

 

 

Roast

2.5-6.0 lbs.

Start with the food placed fat side down. After

Beef, Pork.

 

each stage, turn the food over and shield any

 

 

warm portions with narrow strips of aluminum foil.

 

 

 

Steaks,

0.5-3.0 lbs.

After each stage, rearrange the food. If there are

Chops,

 

any warm or thawed portions of food, shield them

Fish

 

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 that

Meat

 

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

0.5-3.0 lbs.

After each stage, rearrange or remove any pieces

Pieces

 

of food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand for

 

 

10-20 minutes.

 

 

 

Check foods when the oven signals. After the final stage, small sections may still be icy; let them stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals have thawed. 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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