Defrosting
Guide
Food
Time
Breads, Cakes
Bread,
buns orrolls
(1 I,ieccJ
1 rain.
Sweet
rolls
_approx.
12 oz. )
3 to
5 rain.
Fishand Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb3
_ to _ rain.
Shellfish, smallpieces (1 lb.)
5 t_, 7 rain.
Fruit
Plastic poueh--I to2
(10-oz.
package
)
Meat
Bacon
(1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb.)
3 to
i:,min.
Groundmeat (1 lb.)
Roast:beef,lamb, veal, pork
Steaks, chops and cutlets
eou_
Chicken,hroiler-hyer
cut up
2½ to 3 lbs.
Chicken, whole
(2½ to 3 lbs.
Cornish hen
Turkeyhreast
(4 to 6 lbs.,
18
2 to
5 rain.
L to
5 min.
5 to 7 rain.
12to16min.
per lb.
5 to 7 m in.
per lb.
]5 1o 19 rain.
171o21
rain.
7 to ]3 min.
per lb.
5 to U rain.
l)er lb.
Place
block
in casserole.
Turn
over
and
1)reak up after half the
time.
Place
unopened
package
in
oven.
Let
stand
5 minutes
after
defrosting.
Place
unopened
package
in
oven.
Microwave
just
until
franks
can
be
separated.
Let
stand
5 minutes,
if necessar
5 to complete
defrosting.
Turn
meat
over
after
half
the
time.
Use
power
level
1.
Place
unwrapped
meat
in
cooking
dish.
Turn
over
after
half
the
time
and
shield
warm
areas
with
toil.
When
finished,
separate
pieces
and
let
stand
to
complete
defrosting.
Place
wrapped
chicken
in dish.
Unwrap
and
turn
over
after
half
the
time.
When
finished,
separate
pieces
and
microwave
2-4
minutes
more,
if necessary.
Let
stand
to finish
defrosting.
Place
wrapped
chicken
in dish.
After
half
the
time,
unwrap
and
turn
chicken
over.
Shield
warm
areas
with
%il.
Finish
defrosting.
If necessary,
run
cold
water
in
the
cavil)'
until
giblets
can
be
removed.
Place
unwrapped
hen
in
the
oven
breast-
side-up.
Turn
over
after
half
the
time.
Run
cool
water
in
the
cavil),
until
giblets
can
be
removed.
Place
unwrapped
breast
in
dish
breast-
side-down.
AJqer
half
the
time,
turn
over
and
shield
warm
areas
with
%il.
Finish
defrosting.
Let
stand
1-2
hours
in
refrigerator
to complete
defrosting.
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