Defrosting Guide - Hotpoint RVM225WL Use And Care Manual

Food packaged in paper or plastic maybe defrosted without
1.
unwrapping. If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place food
in cooking dish for defrosting. Most food defrosts well using
2. After fmt hdf of defrosting time, unwrap package and check
food. Turn food if necessary; break apart or separate f~d
over,
if possible. Shield any warm areas with small pieces of foil.
Food
Breads, Cakes
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Bread,
(1 piece)
sweet rous
Fish and Setiood
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
frozen (1 lb.)
pieces
(1 lb.)
Fruit
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Plastic pouch—1 to 2
(10-oz. package)
Meat
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Bacon
(1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb.)
(1 lb.)
Ground mat
beef, lamb, veal, pork
Roast:
chops and cuflets
Steaks,
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Chicken, broiler-fryer,
3 Ibs.)
whole
1 min.
Rearrange after half of time.
3 to 5 min.
7 to 9 min.
Place block in casserole. Turu over and
5 to 7 min.
of time.
3 to 6 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Ut stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
3 to 5 min. per lb.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be
3 to 5 min.
5 to 7 min. Turn meat over after first half of time.
Use Power bvel Warm (l).
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first hdf
6 to 8 min. per lb.
of time and shield warm areas with foil. After second half of time,
separate pieces with table knife. ht stand to complete defrosting.
16 to 20 Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after frrst hdf
of time. After second hrdf of time, separate pieces and place in cooking
dish. Microwave 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary. ht stand a few
minutes to finish defrosting,
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After fust hdf of time, unwrap and
18 to 22
turn chicken over. Shieid wm 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 fwst hdf
to 14 min. per lb.
8
of time. Run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After
to 10 min. per lb.
6
to complete defrosting.
3. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted before cooting.
4. When defrosted, food should be cool but softened in rdl areas.
If still shghfly icy, return to microwave oven very briefly, or let
stand a few minutes.
after first half
breakup
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