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Defrosting Guide, Comments

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Safety Instructions Defrosting Guide Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Food Time Comments Breads, Cakes Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) 1/4 min. Rearrange after half the time. Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.) 2 to 4 min. Fish and Seafood Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) 6 to 9 min. Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) 3 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time. Fruit Plastic pouch-1 or 2 (10-oz. package) 1 to 5 min. Meat Bacon (1 lb.) Franks (1 lb.) Ground meat (1 lb.) Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork Steaks, chops and cutlets 2 to 5 min. 2 to 5 min. 4 to 6 min. 9 to 13 min. per lb. 4 to 8 min. per lb. Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting. 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 half the time. Use power level 1. Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after half the time and shield warm areas with foil. When finished, separate pieces and let stand to complete defrosting. Poultry Chicken, broiler-fryer cut up (21⁄2 to 3 lbs.) Chicken, whole (21⁄2 to 3 lbs.) Cornish hen Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.) 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 per lb. 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. per lb. Place unwrapped breast in microwave-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. 17 Consumer Support

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Food
Time
Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls
(1 piece)
1±4 min.
Rearrange after half the time.
Sweet rolls
(approx. 12 oz.)
2 to 4 min.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen
(1 lb.)
6 to 9 min.
Shellfish, small pieces
(1 lb.)
3 to 7 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over
and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
1 to 5 min.
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon
(1 lb.)
2 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven.
Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks
(1 lb.)
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.
Ground meat
(1 lb.)
4 to 6 min.
Turn meat over after half the time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
9 to 13 min.
Use
power level 1.
per lb.
Steaks, chops and cutlets
4 to 8 min.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking
per lb.
dish. Turn over after half the time
and shield warm areas with foil.
When finished, separate pieces and
let stand to complete defrosting.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer
14 to 20 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap
cut up
(2
1
/
2
to 3 lbs.)
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.
Chicken, whole
20 to 25 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half
(2
1
/
2
to 3 lbs.)
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.
Cornish hen
7 to 13 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.
Turkey breast
(4 to 6 lbs.)
3 to 8 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 to 2 hours in refrigerator to
complete defrosting.
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Defrosting Guide
Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Troubleshooting Tips
Consumer Support