Defrosting Guide - GE JE1425L Use And Care & Cooking Manual

Defrosting Guide

1.
F I pockaged in paper or plastic may be defrosted without
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unwrapping.
in cooking dish for defrosting. Most food defrosts well using
Defrost (3). For more even defrosting of larger foods, such as
beef, lamb and veal roasts, use Warm ( I).
2.
After first half of defrosting time, unwrap pockagc and check
Food
Breads, Cakes
[Power Level:
Bread, buns or rolls
Cake,
frosted, 2 to 3 layer
(17 oz.)
Cake,
Cheesecake,
plain or
fruit-topped (17 to 19 oz. )
Coffee cakes
( I 1 to 14X oz. )
Cream or custard pie
(14 oz.)
Crunch cakes and cupcakes X
Doughnuts
( 1
or 2)
(4 to 6)
French toast (2 slices)
Fruit or nut pie (8
in. )
Pound cake (11 X oz. )
Sweet rolls
Fish and Seafood
[Power Level:
Fillets:
Freshly frozen ( 1 lb. )
Shellfish,
blocks:
Crab meat
Oysters ( 12-oz. can)
Scallops ( I-lb. package)
Shellfish,
large:
Crab legs, 1 to 2
(x to 10 oz.)
Lobster tails. I to 2
Shellfish,
( 1 lb. )
Steaks (6 to 12 oz. )
Whole fish (X
to 10 oz. )
First Half Second Half
Time,
Min. Time, Min.
Defrost (3)]
2
none
2 to 4
none
2 to 4 none
5 to 7 none
2
2 to 3
4 to 6 4 to 6
none
none
I to 2
2 I
none
5
to none
2 to 3
Defrost (3)]
4 to 5 5 to 7
4 to 5
2
4 to 6 4 to 6
4 to 6 4 to 6
2
none
2 to 4
3. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted before cooking.
4. When defrosted, food shouid be cool but softened in all are~s.
Comments
Remove metal [wist tie.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Reposition after first half of time. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Turn over after first half of time.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving
Place unopened package in oven. (If fish is frozen in water, place
in cooking dish. ) Turn package over after first half of time. After
second half of time. hold under cold water to separate.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break
half of time.
Place block in casserole. Break
Place block in casserole. Turn over and breakup after first half of
time.
Arrange in cooking dish with light-underside-up. Turn over after
first half of time.
Arrange in cooking dish. with meaty-side-down. Turn over after
Spread shellfish in single Iaycr in baking dish. Rearrtinge pieces
Let stand a few minutes to finisb det'resting.
second half of time, rinse cavity with cold water to complete
defrosting.
up with fork after f'irst
with fork after first half of time.
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