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Microwaving
4dvat_(ium
()vet_
{/.seDEt;7_OST BY FOOD T}7_F.jor
meal pou{tr 3 a_d fi.sh. Use [)EFf_O,S'T
B Y 7?ME.i0r m0st o,'!_%fi_ze_ ./30ds.
m Foods
f_ozen
in paper
or plastic
can be time defrosted
in the
package,
but %ods shoukt
be
taken
out of the package
when
using DEI;;_OS'T BY FOOD T}7_E.
Closed
packages
shoukt
be slit,
pierced
o_ vented
after %od
has
partiall}
deiiosted.
Plastic st(wage
containers
should
be partially
wlco_red.
m Family-size,
prepackaged
frozen
dinners
can be defiosted
and
microwaved.
If the %od is in
a foil container,
transfer
it to
a microwave-safe
dish.
m Foods
that spoil easily should
not
be allowed
to sit out for more
than
one horn
after defiosting.
Room
temperature
promotes
the
growth
of harmfl_l
bacteria.
m For more
even defiosting
of
larger
%ods,
such
as roasts,
use
DI?FROS'T BY 7"IMI?. Be sme large
meats
are completely
deflosted
before
cooking.
m When
deiiosted,
food
shotfld
be
cool but softened
in all areas.
If still slightly icy, retmn
to the
microwave
vei T briefly, or let
it stand
a f>w minutes.
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