Defrost - GE AVM4160 Owner's Manual

Defrosting
Defrosting Guide
Food
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns, or rolls (1 piece)
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb.)
Ground meat (1 lb.)
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
Steaks, chops and cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
(2 to 3 lbs.)
1 2
Chicken, whole (2 to 3 lbs.)
1 2
Cornish hen
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)
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Time Comments
1/4 min.
2 to 4 min. Rearrange after half the time.
6 to 9 min.
3 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
1 to 5 min.
2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be separated.
Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
4 to 6 min. Turn meat over after first half of time.
9 to 13 min. Use power level 10.
per lb.
4 to 8 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and
per lb. shield warm areas with foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with table
knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.
14 to 20 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time. After
second half of time, separate pieces and place in cooking dish. Microwave 2 to 4
minutes more, if necessary. Let stand a few minutes to finish defrosting.
20 to 25 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting, run cold water in the cavity
until giblets can be removed.
7 to 13 min. Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time.
per lb. Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
3 to 8 min. Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half
per lb. of time, turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas with foil. Defrost for second
half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting.
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