GE 49-4791 Use & Care Manual page 15

Auto Defrost Guide
RECOMMENDED
CODE FOODS
MIN.-MAX.
WEIGHT
FIRST SIGNAL SECOND SIGNAL
STAND TIME
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Chops
Frankfurters,
Sausage
Ground Meat
Beef Patties
Roast
Ribs
Steak
Stew
Turn over.
Separate.
Turn over.
Turn over.
Turn over and
shield.
Turn over.
Turn over,
Turn over and
separate.
Separate and shield
where necessary.
Remove defrosted
pieces.
Remove defrosted
areas and break
apart.
Separate patties.
Remove defrosted
pieces. Shield if
necessary.
Separate and remove
defrosted pieces.
5 minutes
2 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
30 minutes in
refrigerator
10 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
Whole Chicken
Turkey Breast
(breast side up)
Chicken Pieces
Cornish Hens
(whole)
Cornish Hens (split)
Turn over and
shield.
Turn over.
Turn over.
Remove wrapper
and turn over.
Turn over.
Shield where
necessary.
Separate and remove
defrosted pieces.
10 minutes;
run cold water
in cavity.
20 minutes in
refrigerator
5 minutes
10 minutes;
run cold water
in cavity.
5 minutes
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Fish Fillets
Shrimp, Scallops
Whole Fish
Turn over.
Separate.
Turn over and
shield tail and
head.
Separate and remove
defrosted pieces.
Separate and remove
defrosted pieces.
5 minutes
5 minutes
Hold under
cold running
wate r.
Edges or thin areas of meat will defrost more rapidly than other areas. After first or second signal, shield warm areas
with small pieces of foil.
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