GE JES1145 Owner's Manual page 12

About the convenience features.
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Time Defrost
Allows you to defrost for a selected length
of time. See the Defrosting Guide for
suggested times. (Auto Defrost explained in
the About the convenience features section.)
M Press TIME DEFROST.
M Enter defrosting time.
M Press START.
[!_1 Turn the food over after half the time.
W Press START.
At one half of selected defrosting time, turn
food over and break apart or rearrange
pieces for more even defrosting. Shield any
warm areas with small pieces of foil. The
oven will continue to defrost if you don't open
the door and turn the food.
A dull thumping noise may be heard during
defrosting. This is normal when oven is not
operating at HI power.
Defrosting Tips
• Foodsfrozen in paper or plastic can be
defrosted in the package.Closed packages
should be slit, piercedor vented AFTER
food has partially defrosted. Plasticstorage
containers should be partially uncovered.
Family-size,prepackaged frozen dinners
can be defrosted and microwaved. If the
food is in a foil container, transfer it to a
microwave-safe dish.
Foodsthat spoil easily should not be
allowed to sit out for more than one
hour after defrosting. Room temperature
promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.
Formore even defrosting of larger foods,
such as roasts, use Auto Defrost. Be sure
large meats are completely defrosted
before cooking.
When defrosted, food should be cool
but softened in all areas. If still slightly icy,
return to the microwave very briefly, or let
it stand a few minutes.
Defrostinq Guide
Food Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns, or rolls (1 piece) 1/4 min.
Sweet rolls (approx.12 oz.) 2 to 4 min. Rearrangeafter half the time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) 6 to 9 min.
Shellfish, s mall pieces (1 lb.) 3 to 7 min. Placeblock in casserole. T urn over and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plasticpouch--1 or2 1 to 5 min.
(lO-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb.)
Ground meat (1 lb.)
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
Steaks, chops and cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
(2½ to 3 Ibs.)
Chicken, whole (2_ to 3 Ibs.)
Cornish hen
Turkey breast (/4to 6 Ibs.)
12
2to5 min.
2to5 min.
4to 6 min.
9 to 13 min.
per lb.
4to 8 min.
per lb.
14 to 20 min.
20 to 25 min.
7 to 13 min.
per lb.
3 to 8 min.
per lb.
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 necessary, to complete defrosting.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Use power level 10.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and
shield warm ureas with foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with table
knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.
Placewrapped chickenin dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time. After
second half of time, separate piecesand placein cookingdish. Microwave2 to 4
minutes more, if necessary.Let stand a few minutesto finish defrosting.
Placewrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, unwrap and turn chickenover.
Shieldwarm areaswith foil. To completedefrosting, run coldwater in the cavity
until giblets can be removed.
Placeunwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up.Turn overafter first half of time.
Runcool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Placeunwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down.After first half
of time,turn breast-side-upand shieldwarm areaswith foil. Defrostfor second
half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting.