GE JVM3160RFSS Use and Care Manual - Page 14

Defrosting Guide - refrigerators

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About the defrost features. Defrosting Guide FOOD Bread, Cakes Bread, buns, or rolls (1 piece) Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz) Fish and Seafood Fillets, Frozen (1 lb) Fruit Plastic Pouch - 1 or 2 (10 oz package) Meat Bacon (1 lb) TIME 1/4 min. 2 to 4 min. 6 to 9 min. 1 to 5 min. 2 to 5 min. COMMENTS Rearrange after half the time 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 first half of time. Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork 9 to 13 min. Use power level 10. per lb. Steaks, chops and cutlets Poultry Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up (2½ to 3 lbs.) 4 to 8 min. per lb. 14 to 20 min. 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. Chicken, whole (2½ 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. Ground meat (1 lb) 7 to 13 min. per lb. Place unwrapped hen in the oven 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.) 14 3 to 8 min. per lb. Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side down. After first 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
FOOD
TIME
COMMENTS
Bread, Cakes
Bread, buns, or rolls
(1 piece)
Sweet rolls
(approx. 12 oz)
1/4 min.
2 to 4 min.
Rearrange after half the time
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, Frozen
(1 lb)
6 to 9 min.
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 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.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
(2½
to 3 lbs.)
Chicken, whole
(2½
to 3 lbs.)
Ground meat
(1 lb)
Turkey breast
(4 to 6 lbs.)
14 to 20 min.
20 to 25 min.
7 to 13 min.
per lb.
3 to 8 min.
per lb.
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.
Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side up.
Turn over after first half of time.
Run cool water in
the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish
breast-side down.
After first half of time, turn
breast-side up and shield warm areas with foil.
De-
frost for second half of time.
Let stand 1 to 2 hours
in refrigerator to complete defrosting.
About the defrost features.
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