Defrosting Guide - GE JEB186C Owner's Manual

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Defrosting Guide

Food
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)
Sweet rolls approx. 12 oz (340 g)
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen 1 lb. (454 g)
Shellfish, small pieces 1 lb. (454 g)
Fruit
Plastic pouch – 1 to 2
10-oz (283 g) package
Meat
Bacon 1 lb. (454 g)
Franks 1 lb. (454 g)
Ground meat 1 lb. (454 g)
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
Steaks, chops and cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer
cut up 2½ to 3 lbs. (1.1 to 1.4 kg)
Chicken, whole
2½ to 3 lbs. (1.1 to 1.4 kg)
Cornish hen
Turkey breast
4 to 6 lbs. (1.8 to 2.7 kg)
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Time Comments
¼ min. Rearrange after half the time.
2 to 4 min.
6 to 9 min.
3 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over
and break up after half the time.
1 to 5 min.
2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven.
Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven.
Microwave just until franks can be
separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if
necessary, to complete defrosting.
4 to 6 min. Turn meat over after half the time.
9 to 13 min. Use power level 1 .
per lb./454 g
4 to 8 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking
per lb./454 g dish. Turn over after half the time
and shield warm areas with foil.
When finished, separate pieces and
let stand to complete defrosting.
14 to 20 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 to 4 minutes more, if
necessary. Let stand a few minutes to
finish defrosting.
20 to 25 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After
half the time, unwrap and turn cicken
over. Shield warm areas with foil. To
complete defrosting, run cold water in
the cavity until giblets can be removed.
7 to 13 min. Place unwrapped hen in the oven
per lb./454 g breast-side up. Turn over after first half
of time. Run cool water in the cavity
until giblets can be removed.
3 to 8 min. Place unwrapped breast in microwave-
per lb./454 g safe 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 to 2 hours in
refrigerator to complete defrosting.
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