GE PNM9216SKSS Use and Care Manual - Page 13

Defrosting Guide, Comments, Breads, Cakes, Fish and Seafood, Fruit, Poultry

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GEAppliances.com Defrosting Guide Food Breads, Cakes Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.) Fish and Seafood Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) Fruit 3ODVWLFSRXFK³RU (10-oz. package) Meat Bacon (1 lb.) Franks (1 lb.) Time 1/4 min. 2 to 4 min. 6 to 9 min. 1 to 5 min. 2 to 5 min. 2 to 5 min. Ground meat (1 lb.) Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork Steaks, chops and cutlets 4 to 6 min. 9 to 13 min. per lb. 4 to 8 min. per lb. Poultry Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up (2 1/2 to 3 lbs.) 14 to 20 min. Chicken, whole (2 1/2 to 3 lbs.) 20 to 25 min. Cornish hen Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.) 7 to 13 min. per lb. 3 to 8 min. per lb. Comments Rearrange after half of time. 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. 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 first half of time, unwrap and turn chicken over. Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting, run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed. Place unwrapped hen in oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time. Run cool water in 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. Defrost for second half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting. 13

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Defrosting Guide
Food
Time
Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)
1/4 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)
2 to 4 min.
Rearrange after half of time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
6 to 9 min.
Fruit
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 first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
9 to 13 min. per lb.
Use power level 10.
Steaks, chops and cutlets
4 to 8 min. per lb.
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
(2
1
/
2
to 3 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.
Chicken, whole (2
1
/
2
to 3 lbs.)
20 to 25 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After first half of time, unwrap and turn chicken
over. Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting, run cool water in cavity
until giblets can be removed.
Cornish hen
7 to 13 min. per lb.
Place unwrapped hen in oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time. Run
cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)
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.