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Cooking Instructions
Auto Defrosting Guide
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Follow the instructions below when defrosting different types of food.
Standard
Food
Amount
Roast
2.5-6.0 lbs.
Start with the food placed fat side down.
Beef, Pork
After 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
Chops,
there are any warm or thawed portions of
Fish
food, 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
Meat
food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand,
covered with foil, for 5–10 minutes.
Whole
2.5-6.0 lbs.
Remove giblets before freezing poultry.
Chicken
Start 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
Pieces
any 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. Do not defrost until all ice crys-
tals have thawed. Shielding roasts and steaks with small pieces of foil pre-
vents the edges from cooking before the center of the food has defrosted. Use
Procedure
narrow, flat, smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover the edges and thinner sec-
tions of the food.
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