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Cooking Instructions
Auto Defrosting Guide
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Follow the instructions below when defrosting different types of food.
Standard
Food
Amount
Roast
2.5-6.0 lbs.
Start with the food placed fat side down.
Beef, Pork
After each stage, turn the food over and
shield any warm portions with narrow
strips of aluminum foil.
Steaks,
0.5-3.0 lbs.
After each stage, rearrange the food. If
Chops,
there are any warm or thawed portions of
Fish
food, shield them with narrow flat pieces of
aluminum foil. Remove any pieces of food
that are nearly defrosted. Let stand,
covered, for 5-10 minutes.
Ground
0.5-3.0 lbs.
After each stage, remove any pieces of
Meat
food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand,
covered with foil, for 5-10 minutes.
Whole
2.5-6.0 lbs.
Remove giblets before freezing poultry.
Chicken
Start defrosting with the breast side down.
After the first stage, turn the chicken over
and shield any warm portions with narrow
strips of aluminum foil. After the second
stage, again shield any warm portions with
narrow strips of aluminum foil. Let stand,
covered, for 30-60 minutes in the
refrigerator.
Chicken
0.5-3.0 lbs.
After each stage, rearrange or remove any
Pieces
pieces of food that are nearly defrosted.
Let stand for 10-20 minutes.
Notes
Check foods when the oven signals. After the final stage, small sections
may still be icy; let them stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until
all ice crystals have thawed. Shielding roasts and steaks with small
pieces of foil prevents the edges from cooking before the center of the
Procedure
food has defrosted. Use narrow, flat, smooth strips of aluminum foil to
cover the edges and thinner sections of the food.
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