Defrosting Guide - GE JE1140 Operating Instructions Manual

About the convenience features.
Time
Defrost
Express Cook
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7 8 9
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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) 3 to 7 min.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 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
(2 ⁄ to 3 lbs . / 1 . 1 to 1 . 4 kg)
1
2
Chicken, whole
(2 ⁄ to 3 lbs . / 1 . 1 to 1 . 4 kg)
1
2
Cornish hen
Turkey breast
(4 to 6 lbs . / 1 . 8 to 2 . 7 kg)
12
Time Defrost (on some models)
Allows you to defrost for a selected length
of time . See the defrosting guide for
suggested times . (Auto Defrost explained in
the About the convenience features section . )
1
Press TIME DEFROST .
2
enter defrosting time .
3
Press START .
4
Turn the food over after half the time .
5
Press START .
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 .
A dull thumping noise may be heard during
defrosting . This is normal when oven is not
operating at HI (10) power .
Time Comments
1/4 min.
2 to 4 min. Rearrange after half the time .
6 to 9 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 first half of time .
9 to 13 min. Turn meat over after first half of time .
per lb./454 g
4 to 8 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish . Turn over after first half of time and
per lb./454 g shield warm areas with foil . After second half of time, separate pieces with table
knife . 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 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./454 g Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed .
3 to 8 min. Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down . After first half
per lb./454 g 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 .
Defrosting Tips
n 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 .
n 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 .
n 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 .
n For more even defrosting of larger foods,
such as roasts, use Auto Defrost. Be sure
large meats are completely defrosted
before cooking .
n When defrosted, food should be cool
but softened in all areas . if still slightly icy,
return to the microwave very briefly, or let
it stand a few minutes .