Thermador CJ302 manual Defrosting, Food Items Procedure APPROX. Defrost Time, Meat, Poultry

Upper Oven Features CJ Oven Care and Use Manual

Microwave Cooking Chart – Upper Oven

Defrosting

•Defrost uncooked meat, fish and poultry using 30% power.

•Defrost food when oven is cool (not immediately after using the JETDIRECT convection or COOKSMART modes).

•Remove all meat, poultry and fish from package. Failure to remove will cause steam to develop inside the closed package and food will begin cooking before defrosting is complete.

•Place meats on flat tray/dish or microwave roasting rack to catch drippings.

•Allow meat to stand after removing to complete defrosting.

•Place items on upper rack when defrosting.

FOOD ITEMS	PROCEDURE	APPROX. DEFROST TIME
		(Minutes per pound of weight)
Meat:
Bacon 1 lb.	Remove from wrapper. Place on paper towel	5 to 6 minutes
	on a dish. Defrost until slices can be separated easily.
Chops	Turn over and rearrange halfway through	7 to 11 minutes
1 to 4 chops	defrost time. Allow to stand 5-10 minutes.
Cubed Meat	Turn over and separate pieces halfway through	8 to 10 minutes
1 to 4 lbs.	defrost time. Allow to stand 8-10 minutes.
Ground Meat	Remove thawed portions halfway through	7 to 8 minutes for 1 lb.
1 to 3 lbs.	defrost time. Turn meat over and continue	8 to 9 minutes for 2 lbs.
	defrosting. Allow to stand 5-10 minutes.	9 to 10 minutes for 3 lbs.
Roast (Bone-in	Turn over and rotate at half time. Cover warm areas	Less than 2" thick - 7 to 8 minutes
or Boneless)	with aluminum foil. Allow to stand 8-10 minutes.	Over 2" thick, 9 to 12 minutes
2 to 6 lbs.
Steaks	Turn steaks over and rearrange halfway	8 to 11 minutes
1 to 4 steaks	through defrost time. Cover thawed areas with
	aluminum foil. Allow to stand 5-10 minutes.
Fish:	Halfway through defrost time, turn over and rotate.
Fillets/Steaks	If possible, separate and rearrange pieces. Let stand
1 lb.	5 to 10 minutes to complete defrosting.	3 to 4 minutes
2 lbs.		5 to 6 minutes
3 lbs.		7 to 8 minutes
Poultry:
Chicken, Whole	Turn over and rotate halfway through defrost.	9 to 12	minutes
3 to 5 lbs.	Allow to stand 8-10 minutes.
Chicken- Pieces	Break apart pieces and turn over halfway	9 to 13	minutes
1 to 3 lbs.	through defrost time. Allow to stand 5-6 minutes.
Cornish Game Hens	Halfway through defrost time, remove birds
1 to 4 hens,	from package, rotate and turn over. Shield end	7 to 8 minutes
1.5 lbs. each	of legs, wings and any warm areas with foil.
	Allow to stand 8-10 minutes.
Turkey Breast	Halfway through defrost time, remove from
4 to 6 lbs.	package, turn over and shield warm areas with foil.	7 to 8 minutes
	Allow to stand 15-20 minutes.
Cooked Poultry	Halfway through defrost time, break apart any
1/2 to 1 lb.	pieces and remove thawed pieces. Allow 2 to 3	4 to 6 minutes
(2 to 4 cups)	minutes standing time to complete defrosting.

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