Defrosting Chart
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Chicken 1000 g. | Place the chicken on an inverted | ||
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| saucer on a large plate. Defrost open |
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| and turn at half time or defrost |
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| covered with foil. Remove giblets |
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| as soon as possible. |
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Meat 1000 g. | Defrost open and turn at | ||
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| half time or cover with foil |
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Meat 500 g. | As above | ||
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Trout 150 g. | Defrost open | ||
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Strawberries 300 g. | Defrost open | ||
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Butter 250 g. | Defrost open | ||
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Cream 2 x 200 g. | Defrost open (cream is | ||
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| easy to whip even if parts |
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| of it are still slightly frozen) |
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Cake 1400 g. | 60 | 60 | Defrost open |
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The times quoted in the chart should be used as a guide only, as the speed of defrosting will depend on the kitchen temperature. For example, the colder the ambient temperature, the longer the defrosting time.
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