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Items and Weight
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Procedures and Techniques
Beef
Ground Beef/1lb.
10-12 rain.
5 rain.
Breakapartandremove thawedportions withfork.
Ground Beef/2Ibs.
18-20 rain.
8-12 rain.
Breakapartandremove thawedportions withfork.
BeefRoast, b oneless/3 Ibs.
26-28 rain.
7-10 rain.
Turnoverpartway,Shieldendsor thinnerareas
withfoil.
Steaks/l"thick
7-8rain.
5-7rain.
Separate andrearrange once.
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Pork
PorkRoast, b oneless/3 Ibs.
26-28 rain.
10-15 min.
Turnoverpartway.Shield endsor thinnerareas
with foil.
PorkChops/1 l b.
7-8rain.
5-7rain.
Separate andrearrange once.
Ground Portal1 l b.
10-12 min.
5-7rain.
Breakapartandremove thawedportionswithfork.
Spareribs/12 I bs.
15-16 rain.
5-7rain.
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Poultry
WholeChicken/3 Ibs.
20-22 rain.
10-15 rain.
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breastareaswithfoil. Breast s idedown.
Chicken Breastsboneless/1 l b.
7-8rain.
5-7rain.
Separate andrearrange once.
Chicken Thighs/2 Ibs.
18-23 rnin.
8-13 rain.
Separate andrearrange once.
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Fish Fillets/1 l b.
10-11 rain.
5-7min.
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General Defrosting
Tips
7. During Auto Defrost, the oven will prompt you 1
1. Do not defrost coveredmeat. Covering might allow
turn the food over.At this point, openovendooran
cooking to take place. Always remove outer wrap and
check the food. Follow the techniques listed belo_
tray. Place food on a microwave-safe rack in a dish.
for optimum defrost results. Then, close oven doo_
During defrost, juices accumulate in dish and may
touch Start Pad to complete defrosting.
become hot enough to cook the food. Elevating meat
• Turn Over: Roast, ribs, whole poultry, turke
off of the dish will prevent the bottom and sides from
breasts, hot dogs, sausages, steaks, or chops.
beginning to cook.
• Rearrange: Break apart or separate steaks, chop,
2. Begin defrosting whole poultry breast-side-down,
hamburger patties, ground meat, chicken or seafoo
Begin defrosting roasts fat-side-down,
pieces, chunks of meat such as stew beef.
3. The shape of the package alters the defrosting time.
• Shield: Use small strips of aluminum foil to prote_
Shallow rectangular shapes defrost more quickly than
thin areas, edges of unevenly shaped foods such a
a deep block,
chicken wings. To prevent arcing, do not allow foi
to come within 1-inch of oven walls or door.
4. Auto Defrost is programmed for specific weights.
Defrost results will be affected if you enter an incor-
• Remove: To prevent cooking, thawed portion
rect weight,
should be removed from the oven at this point. Thi
5. Auto Defrost is programmed for frozen food at 0° E
may shorten defrost time for foods weighing les
than 3-1bs.
If food is stored at a higher temperature, expect short-
er defrost times.
8. After defrosting, allow food to stand 5 to 10 minute
6. After 1/3 of the defrost time has elapsed, check the
if there are any icy areas. If large solid roasts, such a
food. You may wish to turn over, break apart,
sirloin tip or rump roasts, are not completely thawe_
rearrange or remove thawed portions of the food.
after standing, return roast to oven and program Aut(
Defrost for 1 lb.
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