GE JT965 Owner's Manual page 15

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A duff thumping noise may be heard during defrosting. This is normal when oven is not operating at High power.
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A t onehalfof selected defrosting
time,theovensignalsTURN At
this t/Yne, turnfoodoverand
breakapartor rearrange p ieces
formoreevendefrosting. Shield
anywarmareaswith smallpieces
of foil.
Defrosting Guide
Time Defrost
Allowsyouto defrostfora selected lengthof
time.SeetheDefrosting Guide forsbggested
times. ( AutoDefrost e xplained in theAboutthe
autofeature section.)
[] Presstile DEFROSTAUTO/TIME
pad twice.
[] Enter defrosting time.
[] Press tile
START/PAUSE p ad.
] TtlFn lk)od o_ei" when tile o',en
signals.
[] Press tile
START/PAUSE p ad.
Power level is automatically set at 3, but
can be changed.
You can defl'ost
small
items quickly by raising tile power level
after entering tile time.
Power level 7
cuts tile total defl'osting time in about
halt'; powerlevel
10
cuts tile total time to
approMmately 1/3. However; food will
need more fl'equent attention than usual
Defrosting Tips
Foods frozen in paperorplasticcanbe
defrosted in thepackage. C losed packages
shouldbe slit,piercedor vented AFTER food
haspartblly defroste_Plastic storage
containers shouldbepartb/lybncovererL
Family-slOe, prepackaged f rozen dinners
canbe defrosted andmicrowave_ If the
foodis in a foilcontainer, transferit toa
microwave-safe dish.
Foods thatspoileasily shouldnotbe
allowedto sit outformorethanonehour
after defrosting. Roomtemperature p romotes
thegrowthof harmful b acterb.
Formoreevendefrosting of largerfoods,
suchasroasts,useAutoDefros£Besure
largemeatsare completely d efrosted
beforecooking.
When defrosted, f oodshouldbe coolbut
softenedin aftareas.If still shght/y icy,return
to themicrowave very briefly,or let it standa
few minutes.
Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread buns or rolls (1 bieceJ 1/2 mitt.
Sweet roos ,approx. 12 oz. 3 to 6 min. Rearrange after half tbe time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets. frozen 11lb./ 9 to 12 mirr.
Shefifish. smaa oieces 11lb. 3 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
Fru#
Plastic _ouch- 1 or2 tlO-oz pacKagE
Meat
Bacon 11lb.)
Franl_s11ti2
Ground meat (1 lb.
RoasL beeL lamb. veal. pork
Steaks cnobs ana curie,s
3 to 7 min.
3 to 6 min.
3 to 6 min.
5 to 8 min. per lb.
11 to 16 min. per lb.
5 to 10 min. per lb.
Poultry
Chicken. broiler-fryer, cu_ up
t2½ to 3 tbs.
Chicken. vvno,a 12½ to 3 lbs.)
Cornishhen
Turke,breastf4 to 6 /bs.)
15 to 22 min.
20 to 28 min.
9 to 16 min. per lb.
5 to 10 min. per lb.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be
separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Use power level 1.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and
shield warm areas with foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with
table knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.
Placewrappedchickenin dish. Unwrapandturn overafter first half of time.
After secondhalf of time, separatepiecesandplacein cookingdish.Microwave
2 to 4 minutesmore,if necessary. L etstanda few minutesto finish defrosting.
Placewrappedchickenin dish. After half the time, unwrapandturn chicken
over.Shieldwarm areaswith foil. Tocompletedefrosting,run coldwater in
the cavityuntil giblets canbe removed.
Placeunwrappedhenin the ovenbreast-side-up. T urnoverafter first half of
time. Runcool water in the cavityuntil giblets can be removed.
Placeunwrappedbreastin microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. A fter first
half of time, turn breast-side-up andshield warm areaswith foil. Defrostfor
secondhalf of time. Letstand 1to 2 hoursin refrigeratorto completedefrosting.
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