Defrosting Guide - GE PEM10 Owner's Manual

Defrosting Guide

Food
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz./340 g) 2 to 4 min.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb . / 454 g)
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb . / 454 g)
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
(10-oz . package/283 g)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb . / 454 g)
Franks (1 lb . / 454 g)
Ground meat (1 lb . / 454 g)
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
Steaks, chops and cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
(2½ to 3 lbs . / 1 . 1 to 1 . 4 kg)
Chicken, whole
(2½ to 3 lbs . / 1 . 1 to 1 . 4 kg)
Cornish hen
Turkey breast
(4 to 6 lbs . / 1 . 8 to 2 . 7 kg)
Time
1/4 min .
6 to 9 min .
3 to 7 min .
1 to 5 min.
2 to 5 min .
2 to 5 min .
4 to 6 min .
9 to 12 min . per lb . (454 g)
4 to 8 min . per lb . (454 g)
14 to 19 min .
20 to 24 min .
7 to 12 min . per lb . (454 g)
3 to 8 min . per lb . (454 g)
Comments
Rearrange after half of time.
Place block in casserole .
Turn over and break up after first half of time .
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 Warm (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 .
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 .
Place wrapped chicken in dish . After first half of time, unwrap
and turn chicken over . Shield warm areas with foil . To complete
defrosting, run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed .
Place unwrapped hen in oven breast-side-up . Turn over after first half
of time . Run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed .
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down .
After first half of time, 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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