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Defrosting Guide
Food
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) 1/2 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) 5 to 8 min.
Fruit
Plastic pouch – 1 or 2
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb.)
Ground meat (1 lb.)
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork 11 to 16 min. Use power level 1.
Steaks, chops and cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer
cut up (2
1
⁄
to 3 lbs.)
2
Chicken, whole
(2
1
⁄
to 3 lbs.)
2
Cornish hen
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)
Time
Comments
3 to 6 min.
Rearrange after half the time.
8 to 12 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and
break up after half the time.
3 to 7 min.
3 to 6 min.
Place unopened package in oven.
Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
3 to 6 min.
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.
5 to 8 min.
per lb.
5 to 10 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking
per lb.
dish. Turn over after first half of time
and shield warm areas with foil.
After second half of time, separate
pieces with table knife. Let stand to
complete defrosting.
15 to 22 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap
and turn over after first half of time.
After second half of time, separate pieces
and place in cooking dish. Microwave
2–4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand
a few minutes to finish defrosting.
20 to 28 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half
the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
Shield warm areas with foil. To complete
defrosting, run cold water in the cavity
until giblets can be removed.
9 to 16 min. Place unwrapped hen in the oven
per lb.
breast-side-up. Turn over after first half
of time. Run cool water in the cavity until
giblets can be removed.
5 to 10 min. Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe
per lb.
dish breast-side-down. After half of time,
turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas
with foil. Defrost for second half of time.
Let stand 1–2 hours in refrigerator to
complete defrosting.
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