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Defrosting Guide
Food
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls 1 min.
(1 piece)
Sweet Rolls
(approx. 12 oz.)
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) 9 to 12 min.
Shellfish,
small pieces (1 lb.)
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 to 4 to 7 min.
2 (10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb.)
Ground meat (1 lb.) 6 to 8 min.
Roast: beef, lamb,
veal, pork
Steaks, chops and
cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer 18 to 22 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and
cut up (2
1
/
to 3 lbs.)
2
Chicken, whole
(2
⁄
to 3 lbs.)
1
2
Cornish hen
Turkey breast
(4 to 5 lbs.)
Time
Comments
4 to 6 min.
Rearrange after half the time.
6 to 8 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break
up after half the time.
4 to 6 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand
5 minutes after defrosting.
4 to 6 min.
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 half the time.
12 to 16 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn
per lb.
over after half the time and shield warm areas
with foil.
6 to 10 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn
per lb.
over after half the time and shield warm areas
with foil. When finished, separate pieces and
let stand to complete defrosting
turn over after half the time. When finished,
separate pieces and microwave 2 to 4 minutes
more, if necessary. Let stand to finish
defrosting.
24 to 28 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half
the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
Shield warm areas with foil. Finish defrosting.
If necessary, run cold water in the cavity until
giblets can be removed.
10 to 16 min. Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-
per lb.
up. Turn over after half the time. Run cool
water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
6 to 10 min. Place unwrapped breast in dish breast-side-
per lb.
down. After half the time, turn over and shield
warm areas with foil. Finish defrosting. Let
stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete
defrosting.
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