Defrosting Tips And Techniques - Panasonic NN-CF874B Operating Instruction And Cook Book

Defrosting Tips and Techniques

Preparation for Freezing:
1. Heavy-duty plastic wraps, bags and freezer wrap are suitable.
2. Freeze meats, poultry and fi sh in packages with only 1 or 2 layers of food. To aid in separating layers,
place two pieces of wax paper between them.
3. REMOVE ALL AIR and seal securely.
4. LABEL package with type and cut of meat, date and weight.
5. Defrosting times given in the charts are for thoroughly frozen foods (i.e. at least 24 hours in freezer
maintained at -18 °C or lower).
Defrosting Technique:
1. Remove from wrapper and set on a defrosting rack in a dish on fl at table.
2. On Turbo Defrost, the oven will beep during the defrosting time. At "beep", turn over all meat, poultry,
fi sh and shellfi sh. Break apart stewing meat, chicken pieces and minced meat. Separate chops and
hamburger patties.Shield thin ends of roasts, poultry legs and wings, fat or bones with foil.
3. Throughout the defrosting time, remove any defrosted portions of mince or cubed meat, etc.
4. After defrosting, large roasts may still be icy in the centre. Let stand, 15 to 30 minutes, in refrigerator to
complete defrosting.
Defrosting Chart (by setting Micro Power at Defrost):
FOOD
(minutes per 500 g )
MEAT
Beef
Minced Beef
Roast: Topside
Beef Tenderloin
Chuck or Rump
Sirloin, rolled
Steak
Miscellaneous
Pork/Lamb
Roast
Chops
Ribs
POULTRY
Chicken
whole
pieces
fi llets
Duck
Turkey
FISH & SHELLFISH
Fish Fillets
Whole Fish
Crabmeat
Lobster Tails
Sea Scallops
Green Prawns
APPROX. TIME
Halfway through the defrost cycle, break apart
6 - 8 minced beef, separate chops and remove meat
7 - 9 that is defrosted.
7 - 9
6 - 8 Turn meat over two to three times during
7 - 9 defrosting.
6 - 7
6 - 8 Shield edges and unevenly shaped ends of
6 - 8 roasts halfway through the defrost cycle.
5 - 7
5 - 7 Large roasts may still be icy in centre. Let stand.
Turn poultry over two to four times during
defrosting. Halfway through the defrost cycle,
7 - 9 shield end of drumsticks, wings, breast bones
6 - 8 and ends of poultry with foil.
6 - 8
6 - 8 Break apart chicken pieces and remove small
7 - 9 pieces such as wings, which may be defrosted
before larger pieces.
Rinse poultry under cold water to remove ice
crystals. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes, before
cooking.
Halfway through the defrost cycle, turn whole
6 - 8
fi sh or blocks of fi llets over. Also, break apart
6 - 8
prawns or scallops. Remove any pieces that are
5 - 7
defrosted.
5 - 7
4 - 6
Let stand, 5 to 10 minutes, before cooking.
5 - 7
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