Defrosting Guide - GE JKP90 Owner's Manual

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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 onehaftof selected defrostbg
time,, t heovensl#na/sTURN At
this time,turnfoodoverand
breakapartor rearrange p ieces
formoreevendefrostlbg. Shield
anywarmareaswith smaflpieces
of foil.
Time Defrost
Allowsyouto defrostfora selected lengthof
time.SeetheDefrosting Guide forsuggested
times. ( AutoDefrost e xplalbed b theAboutthe
autofeature section.)
[] Press tile Time Defrost pad twice.
[] Enter defrosting time.
[] Press tile Start pad.
] TtlFn food ()',el" when the o_en
signals.
[] Press tile Start pad.
Power level is automatically set at 3, but
can be changed.
You can defi'ost
small
items quickly by raising the power level
after entering the time. Power level 7
cuts tile total defl'osfing time in el)out
half;
powerlevel 10 cuts tile
total time to
el)proximately l/3. Howevex; fl)od will
need more fi'equent attention than usual.
Defrosting Tips
Foods frozen in paperorplasticcanbe
defrosted lb thepackage. C Iosed p ackages
shouldbe slit,piercedor vented AFTER food
haspartblly defrostecL P lasticstorage
containers shouldbepartiallyuncoverecL
Family-sl2e, prepackaged f rozen dinners
canbedefrosted andmicrowavecL 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,useAuto DefrostBesure
largemeatsare completely d efrosted
beforecooking.
When defrosted, f oodshouldbe coolbut
softenedin aftareas.If still shght/yicy,return
to themicrowave veal b riefly,or let it standa
few minutes.
DefrostingGuide
Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Brean buns or rolls (1 Piece 1/2 min.
Sweet roes mpprox. 12 oz. 3 to 6 min. Rearrange after half the time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets. frozen 11lb.) 9 to 12 min.
Shefifish. smaa eieces 11lb. 3 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic couch- 1 or2 tlO-oz pacxageJ 3 to 7 min.
Meat
Bacon 11lb. 3 to 6 min.
Franks tl tb. 3 to 6 min.
Ground meat 11lb.
RoasL bee£ lamb. veal porx
Steaks. ChOpS aria cune[s
PoaltrF
Chicken. broiler-ft.'or, cur up
f2½ to 3 tbs.
Chicken. i vno/e 12½ to 3 Ios.
Cornishhen
Turke.breastf4 to 6 tbs.)
5 to 8 min. per lb.
11 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.
15 to 22 min.
20 to 28 min.
9 to 16 min. per lb.
5 to 10 min. per lb.
Placewrappedchickenin dish. Unwrapand turn 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 canhe removed.
Placeunwrappedhen in 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 and shieldwarm areaswith foil, Defrostfor
secondhalf of time, Letstand 1to 2 hoursin refrigeratorto completedefrosting.
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