GE PNM1871SMSS Use and Care Manual - Page 18

Defrosting Guide, Comments

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About the time features. Safety Instructions Operating Instructions 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 to 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 (21⁄2 to 3 lbs.) Chicken, whole (21⁄2 to 3 lbs.) Cornish hen Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.) 18 Time Comments 1 min. 3 to 5 min. 6 to 8 min. 5 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time. 3 to 6 min. 2 to 5 min. 2 to 5 min. 5 to 7 min. 12 to 16 min. per lb. 5 to 7 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. 15 to 19 min. 17 to 21 min. 7 to 13 min. per lb. 5 to 9 min. per lb. Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after half the time. When finished, separate pieces and microwave 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand to finish defrosting. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, unwrap and turn chicken over. Shield warm areas with foil. Finish defrosting. If necessary, run cold water in the cavity until giblets can be removed. Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after half the time. Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed. Place unwrapped breast in dish breast-side-down. After half the time, turn over and shield warm areas with foil. Finish defrosting. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting. Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support

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Defrosting Guide
Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Troubleshooting Tips
Consumer Support
About the time features.
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Food
Time
Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls
(1 piece)
1 min.
Sweet rolls
(approx. 12 oz)
3 to 5 min.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen
(1 lb.)
6 to 8 min.
Shellfish, small pieces
(1 lb.)
5 to 7 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over
and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch – 1 to 2
3 to 6 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.)
5 to 7 min.
Turn meat over after half the time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
12 to 16 min.
Use power level 1.
per lb.
Steaks, chops and cutlets
5 to 7 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
15 to 19 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish.
cut up
(2
1
/
2
to 3 lbs.)
Unwrap and turn over after
half the time. When finished,
separate pieces and microwave
2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary.
Let stand to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole
17 to 21 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish.
(2
1
/
2
to 3 lbs.)
After half the time, unwrap and
turn chicken over. Shield warm
areas with foil. Finish defrosting.
If necessary, 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 half
the time. Run cool water in the
cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast
(4 to 6 lbs.)
5 to 9 min.
Place unwrapped breast in dish
per lb.
breast-side-down. After half the
time, turn over and shield warm
areas with foil. Finish defrosting.
Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator
to complete defrosting.