GE JEM31BF Owners Manual - Page 19

Safety Instructions ge.com Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Defrosting Guide Food Time Comments Breads, Cakes Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) 1/2 min. Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.) 2 to 4 min. Fish and Seafood Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) 8 to 12 min. Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) 5 to 8 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time. Fruit Plastic pouch - 1 or 2 (10-oz. package) 3 to 7 min. Meat Bacon (1 lb.) Franks (1 lb.) Ground meat (1 lb.) Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork Steaks, chops and cutlets 3 to 6 min. Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting. 3 to 6 min. Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting. 5 to 8 min. Turn meat over after half the time. 10 to 16 min. Use power level 1. per lb. 5 to 10 min. per lb. 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.) 16 to 22 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after half the time. When finished, separate pieces and microwave 2-4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand to finish defrosting. 22 to 28 min. 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. 9 to 16 min. per lb. 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. 5 to 10 min. per lb. Place unwrapped breast in dish breastside-down. After half the time, turn over and shield warm areas with foil. Finish defrosting. Let stand 1-2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting. 19 Consumer Support