GE PEM31SFSS Use and Care Manual - Page 17

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

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Defrosting Guide Food Breads, Cakes Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)  6ZHHWUROOV DSSUR[R]  Fish and Seafood Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) Fruit  3ODVWLFSRXFK³RU (10-oz. package) Meat Bacon (1 lb.)  )UDQNV OE  Ground meat (1 lb.) Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork Steaks, chops and cutlets Time 1/4 min. WRPLQ 6 to 9 min. 3 to 7 min. WRPLQ 2 to 5 min. WRPLQ 4 to 6 min. 9 to 12 min. per lb. 4 to 8 min. per lb. Poultry Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up (21¼2 to 3 lbs.) 14 to 19 min. Chicken, whole (21¼2 to 3 lbs.) 20 to 24 min. Cornish hen Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.) 7 to 12 min. per lb. 3 to 8 min. per lb. GEAppliances.com Comments 5HDUUDQJHDIWHUKDOIRIWLPH Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after first half of time. Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting. 3ODFHXQRSHQHGSDFNDJHLQRYHQ0LFURZDYHMXVWXQWLOIUDQNVFDQEH separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting. Turn meat over after first half of time. Use power level Warm (1). 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. 17

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Defrosting Guide
Food
Time
Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)
1/4 min.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
6 to 9 min.
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)
3 to 7 min.
Place block in casserole.
Turn over and break up after first half of time.
Fruit
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
2 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
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 12 min. per lb.
Use power level Warm (1).
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
14 to 19 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first
(2
1
¼
2
to 3 lbs.)
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
¼
2
to 3 lbs.)
20 to 24 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 12 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.