GE JTP95 Owner's Manual page 15

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A dull thumping noise may be heard during defrosting. This is normal when oven is not operating at High power.
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A t onehaftof selected defrosting
time, theovensignalsTURN. At
this time, turnfoodoverand
breakapartor rearrange pieces
formoreevendefrosting. Shield
anywarmareaswith stoatpieces
of foil.
Defrosting Guide
Time Defrost
Allowsyouto defrostfor a selected lengthof
time.SeetheDefrosting Guide forsuggested
times. ( AutoDefrost e xplained in theAboutthe
autofeaturesection.)
[_ Press the DEFROSTAUTO/TIME p ad
t_ice.
_-] Enter defrosting time.
[_
Press the START/PAUSE p ad.
[_ Turn food over when the oven
signals.
_] Press the START/PAUSE p ad.
Power level is automatically set at 3, but
can be changed. You can defrost small
items quickly by raising the power level
after entering the time. Power level 1 cuts
the total defrosting time in about half:,
power level 10 cuts the total time to
approximately 1/3. However, food will
need more fi'equent attention than usual.
Defrosting tips
Foods frozen in paperorplasticcanbe
defrosted in thepackage. C losed packages
should be silt,piercedor vented AFTER food
haspartiallydefrosted. P lasticstorage
containers s houldbepartiallyuncovered.
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Family-size" prepackaged frozen dinners
canbe defrosted andmicrowaved. If the
foodis in a foil container, transfer i t to a
microwave-safe dish.
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Foods thatspoileasilyshouldnotbe
allowedtosit outformorethanonehour
afterdefrosting. Roomtemperature p romotes
thegrowthof harmfulbacteria.
Formoreevendefrosting of largerfoods,
suchasroasts, u seAutoDefrost.Besure
largemeatsarecompletely defrosted
beforecooking.
When defrosted, f oodshould be coolbut
softened in aftareas.If still slightlyicy,return
to themicrowave verybriefly,or let it standa
few minutes.
Comme,ts
Breads, Cakes
Bread.bunsor rolls fl piecel
Sweetrolls lapprox. 12oz., Rearrange after half the time.
Fishand Seafood
Fillets, frozen(! lb.;
Shellfish,smallpieces(l lb.) Placeblockin casserole. T urnoverand breakup after half the time.
Fruit
Plasticpouch 1 or 2 (lO-oz packageJ
Meat
Bacon(! lb.)
Franksf! lb.)
Ground meat {! lb.,
RoasL beef, lamb, veal, pork
Steaks. crops and cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cur up
f2_Ato 3 Ibs.'
Chicken, whole (2! _ to 3 Ibs. '
Cornishhen
Turkey breast/4 to 6 lbs.)
Time
1/2 rnin.
3 to 6 min.
9 to 12 min.
3 to 7 min.
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.
15 to 22 min.
20 to 28 min.
9 to 16 min. per lb.
5 to 10 min. per lb.
Placeunopenedpackagein oven.Let stand5 minutesafter defrosting.
Placeunopenedpackagein oven.Microwavejust until franks canbe
separated.Let stand5 minutes,if necessary, t o completedefrosting.
Turnmeat overafter first half of time.
Usepower level 1.
Placeunwrappedmeat in cookingdish. Turnoverafter first half of time and
shieldwarm areaswith foil. After secondhalf of time, separatepieces with
table knife.Letstandto completedefrosting.
Placewrappedchickenin dish. Unwrapandturn overafter first half of time.
After secondhalf of time, separatepiecesandplace incookingdish.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,runcold water in
the cavityuntil giblets can be removed.
Placeunwrappedhen inthe ovenbreast-side-up. T urnoverafter first half of
time. Runcool water inthe cavity until giblets can be removed.
Placeunwrappedbreastin microwave-safedishbreast-side-down. A fter first
half of time, turn breast-side-upandshieldwarm areaswith foil. Defrostfor
secondhalf of time. Let stand1to 2 hoursinrefrigeratorto completedefrosting.
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