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Defrosting Guide
Food
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)
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
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 Defrost
Allows you to defrost for a selected length of time.
See the Defrosting Guide for suggested times.
(Auto Defrost explained in the About the auto
feature section.)
Press Time Defrost.
1
Enter defrosting time.
2
Press Start/pause.
3
Turn the food over after half the time.
4
Press Start/pause.
5
Power level is automatically set at 3, but can be
changed. You can defrost small items quickly by
raising the power level after entering the time.
Power level 7 cuts the total defrosting time in
about half; power level 10 cuts the total time
to approximately 1/3. However, food will need
more frequent attention than usual.
At one half of selected defrosting time, turn food
over and break apart or rearrange pieces for more
even defrosting. Shield any warm areas with small
pieces of foil. The oven will continue to defrost if
you don't open the door and turn the food.
Time
Comments
1/2 min.
3 to 5 min.
Rearrange after half the time.
6 to 9 min.
6 to 9 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
2 to 6 min.
4 to 7 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
4 to 7 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be separated.
Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
10 to 12 min.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
9 to 13 min.
Use power level 1.
per lb.
9 to 13 min.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and shield
per lb.
warm areas with foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with table knife.
Let stand to complete defrosting.
26 to 32 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.
26 to 32 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.
7 to 13 min.
Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time.
per lb.
Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
9 to 14 min.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half
per lb.
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.
A dull thumping noise may be heard during
defrosting. This is normal when oven is not
operating at High power.
Defrosting Tips
I Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be
defrosted in the package. Closed packages
should be slit, pierced or vented AFTER
food has partially defrosted. Plastic storage
containers should be partially uncovered.
I Family-size, prepackaged frozen dinners
can be defrosted and microwaved. If the
food is in a foil container, transfer it to a
microwave-safe dish.
I Foods that spoil easily should not be allowed to
sit out for more than one hour after defrosting.
Room temperature promotes the growth of
harmful bacteria.
I For more even defrosting of larger foods, such
as roasts, use Auto Defrost. Be sure large
meats are completely defrosted before cooking.
I When defrosted, food should be cool but
softened in all areas. If still slightly icy, return to
the microwave oven very briefly, or let it stand
a few minutes.
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