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Defrosting Guide
Food
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) 1/4 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) 3 to 7 min.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb.)
Ground meat (1 lb.)
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
Steaks, chops and cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer
cut up (2
⁄
to 3 lbs.)
1
2
Chicken, whole
(2
1
⁄
to 3 lbs.)
2
Cornish hen
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)
Time
Comments
Rearrange after half the time.
2 to 4 min.
6 to 9 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over
and break up after half the time.
1 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven.
2 to 5 min.
Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Place unopened package in oven.
2 to 5 min.
Microwave just until franks can be
separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if
necessary, to complete defrosting.
Turn meat over after half the time.
4 to 6 min.
Use power level 1.
9 to 13 min.
per lb.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking
4 to 8 min.
dish. Turn over after half the time
per lb.
and shield warm areas with foil.
When finished, separate pieces and
let stand to complete defrosting.
14 to 20 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap
and turn over after first half of time. After
second half of time, separate pieces and
place in cooking dish. Microwave 2 to 4
minutes more, if necessary. Let stand a
few minutes to finish defrosting.
20 to 25 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half
the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
Shield warm areas with foil.To complete
defrosting, run cold water in the cavity
until giblets can be removed.
Place unwrapped hen in the oven
7 to 13 min.
breast-side-up. Turn over after first half
per lb.
of time. Run cool water in the cavity until
giblets can be removed.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe
3 to 8 min.
dish breast-side-down. After half of time,
per lb.
turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas
with foil. Defrost for second half of time.
Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to
complete defrosting.
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