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Defrosting Guide, Time Defrost

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GEAppliances.com Time Defrost Express Cook 123 456 789 0 Start Pause Time Defrost Allows you to defrost for a selected length of time. See the Defrosting Guide for suggested times. (Weight Defrost H[SODLQHG 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 power. Defrosting Tips „ 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. „ )DPLO\VL]HSUHSDFNDJHGIUR]HQGLQQHUV can be defrosted and microwaved. If the food is in a foil container, transfer it to a PLFURZDYHVDIHGLVK „ 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. „ For more even defrosting of larger foods, such as roasts, use Weight Defrost. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted before cooking. „ 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. Defrosting Guide Food Breads, Cakes Bread, buns, or rolls (1 piece) Sweet rolls DSSUR[R]  Fish and Seafood Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) Fruit 3ODVWLFSRXFK³RU R]SDFNDJH 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 (21ø2 to 3 lbs.) Chicken, whole (21ø2 to 3 lbs.) Cornish hen Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.) Time 1/4 min. 2 to 4 min. 6 to 9 min. 3 to 7 min. 1 to 5 min. 2 to 5 min. 2 to 5 min. 4 to 6 min. 9 to 13 min. per lb. 4 to 8 min. per lb. 14 to 20 min. 20 to 25 min. 7 to 13 min.  per lb. 3 to 8 min. per lb. Comments Rearrange after half the time. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time. Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting. 3ODFHXQRSHQHGSDFNDJHLQRYHQ0LFURZDYHMXVWXQWLOIUDQNVFDQEHVHSDUDWHG Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting. Turn meat over after first half of time. Use power level 10. Place unwrapped meat in cooking 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. 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. 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. 3ODFHXQZUDSSHGKHQLQWKHRYHQEUHDVWVLGHXS7XUQRYHUDIWHUILUVWKDOIRIWLPH Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed. 3ODFHXQZUDSSHGEUHDVWLQPLFURZDYHVDIHGLVKEUHDVWVLGHGRZQ$IWHUILUVWKDOI RIWLPHWXUQEUHDVWVLGHXSDQGVKLHOGZDUPDUHDVZLWKIRLO'HIURVWIRUVHFRQG half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting. 11

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Food
Time
Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns, or rolls
(1 piece)
1/4 min.
Sweet rolls
2 to 4 min.
Rearrange after half the time.
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
1 to 5 min.
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.
Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Ground meat
(1 lb.)
4 to 6 min.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
9 to 13 min.
Use power level 10.
per lb.
Steaks, chops and cutlets
4 to 8 min.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and
per lb.
shield warm areas with foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with table
knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
14 to 20 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time. After
(2
1
2
to 3 lbs.)
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
(2
1
2
to 3 lbs.)
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.
Cornish hen
7 to 13 min.
per lb.
Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast
(4 to 6 lbs.)
3 to 8 min.
per lb.
half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting.
Defrosting Guide
Time Defrost
Allows you to defrost for a selected length
of time. See the Defrosting Guide for
suggested times. (
Weight Defrost
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
power.
Defrosting Tips
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.
can be defrosted and microwaved. If the
food is in a foil container, transfer it to a
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.
For more even defrosting of larger foods,
such as roasts, use
Weight Defrost.
Be
sure large meats are completely defrosted
before cooking.
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.
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