Defrosting Guide - GE SpacemakerXL JVM1640 Owner's Manual

Defrosting Guide
Food Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or roils (1 piece)
Sweet rolls |approx. 12 oz.
Fishand Seafood
Fillets, frozen ( ] lb.)
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lk l
] rain.
3 to 5 rain.
_ to _ min.
5 to 7 rain.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and
break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plasticpoucb--I to2 3 to c,rain.
(l()-oz, package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb. J
Groundmeat (1 lb. )
Roast:beef,lamb, veal,pork
Steaks, chops and cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer
cut up (2_/to
3 lbs.)
Chicken,whole
2_ to 3 lbs. )
Cornishhen
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)
2 to 5 rain.
2 to 5 rain.
5 t() 7 rain.
12 to 16 rain.
per lb.
5 to 7 rain.
per lb.
15 to 19 rain.
17 to 21 rain.
7 t() 13 rain.
per lb.
5 to U min.
pet" lb.
Place unopened package in oven. I.et
stand 5 minutes after defl'osting.
Place unopened package in oven.
Microwave.lust until fl'anks can be
separated, l.et stand 5 minutes, if
necessm3, to complete defi'osting.
Turn meat
o_r
alter half the time.
Use power level 1.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish.
Turn over alter half the time and shield
warm areas with tbil. YVhen finished,
separate pieces and let stand to complete
deli'osting.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Umvrap
and turn over alter half the time. YVhen
finished, sel)arate pieces and microwave 2
to 4 minutes more, if necessar> l,et stand
to finish deti'osting.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Alter half
the time, tmwrap and turn chicken oven
Shield warm areas with tbil. Finish
deli'osting./f necessar B run cold water in
the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-
side-up. Turn over alter half the time.
Run cool water in the cavil),' until giblets
can be removed.
Place unwrapped breast in dish breast-
side-down. Alter half the time, turn over
and shield warm areas with tbil. Finish
defi'osting. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in
rei?ia'erator to complete deii'osting.
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