GE JTP95 Owner's Manual page 15

A duff thumping noise may be heard during defrosting. This is normal when oven is not operating at High power.
At one half of selected defrosting
time, the oven signals TURN, A t
this time, turn food over and
break apart or rearrangepieces
for more even defrosting,Shield
any warm areas with smafl pieces
of foil,
Time Defrost
Allowsyouto defrostfor a selected lengthof
time.SeetheDefrosting Guide forsuggested
times.(AutoDefrost e xplained in theAboutthe
autofeature section.)
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Press the DEFROSTAUTOff/ME pad
twice.
[] Enter defl'osting time.
[_
Press the START/PAUSE p ad.
[_] Turn food over when the oven
si_lals.
[_ Press the START/PAUSEpad.
Power level is m.ltomadcally set at 3, but
can be changed. You can defi'ost small
items quickly by raising the power level
after entering tim time. Power level 7 cuts
the total defi'osting time in about half:,
power level 10 cuts the total rime to
approximately 1/3. However, food will
need more fi'equent auention than usual.
Defrosting Tips
Foods frozen in paperorplastic" c anbe
defrosted in thepackage. C losed packages
sfTould b e slit,piercedor vented AFTER food
haspartiallydefrostec_ P lastic storage
containers s fTould b epartiallyuncovered.
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Family-size, prepackaged frozen dinnerscanbe
defrosted andmicrowaved. If thefoodisin a
foil container, transferit toa microwave-safe
dish.
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Foods thatspoileasilyshouldnotbe allowedto
sit outfor mornthanonehouraftd defrosting.
Room temperature p romotes thegrowthof
harmful b acteria.
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Formornevendefrosting of largerfoods,such
asroasts,useAutoDefrost.Besurelarge
meatsamcompletely d efrosted beforecooking.
When defrosted, f oodshouldbe coolbut
softenedin all areas.If still slightlyicy,return
to themicrowave verybriefly,or let it standa
few minutes.
Defrosting Guide
Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread.bunsor rofls fl piece,
Sweetrolls rapprox.72oz.i
Fishand Seafood
Fillets. frozen(7 lb,
Shellfish.smallpieces fl lb ,
Fruit
Plasticpouch ! or 2 (lO-oz packagm
Meat
Bacon 7 It).)
FranKs fl lb,)
Ground meat (1 Ib.)
Roast:beef. lamb,veal pork
SteaKs, c hopsand cutlets
Poultry
Chicken.broiler-fryer, c ut up
(2'/_ to 3 ires,
Chicken, whole f2V2to 3 lbs.)
Cornishhen
Turke_ breast(4 to 6 lbs./
1/2 min,
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 Ib,
11 to 16 min, per Ib,
5 to 10 min, per Ib,
15 to 22 min,
20 to 28 min,
9 to 16 min, per Ib,
5 to 10 min, per Ib,
Rearrange after half the time,
Placeblockin casserole, T urnoverand breakup after half the time,
Placeunopenedpackagein oven,Let stand5 minutesafter defrosting,
Placeunopenedpackagein oven,Microwavejust until frankscan be
separated,Let stand5 minutes,if necessary, t o completedefrosting,
Turnmeat overafter first half of time,
[Jsepower 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 cavity until giblets can be removed,
Placeunwrappedhen inthe ovenbreast-side-up, T urnoverafter first half of
time, Runcool water inthe cavityuntil giblets can be removed,
Placeunwrappedbreastin microwave-safe dish breast-side-down, A fter first
half of time, turn breast-side-upandshieldwarm areaswith foil, Defrostfor
secondhalf of time, Let stand1 to 2 hoursinrefrigeratorto completedefrosting,
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