GE JES1288SH Owners Manual - Page 13

Consumer Support, Troubleshooting Tips, Safety Instructions, Defrosting Guide

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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions ge.com 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 or 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.) Time 1 min. 3 to 5 min. 6 to 8 min. 5 to 7 min. 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. 15 to 19 min. 17 to 21 min. 7 to 13 min. per lb. 5 to 9 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. 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 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. Defrost for second half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting. Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support 13

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Consumer Support
Troubleshooting Tips
Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
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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.
Rearrange after half the time.
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 or 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 first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
12 to 16 min.
Use
power level 10.
per lb.
Steaks, chops and cutlets
5 to 7 min.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and shield
per lb.
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
15 to 19 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time.
(2
1
/
2
to 3 lbs.)
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.)
17 to 21 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.
Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time.
per lb.
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 microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half
per lb.
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.
Defrosting Guide
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