DE~OS~G
G~E
1.
Food packaged in paper or plastic maybe defrosted without
3. Be sure large meats are completely
defrostd before rooking.
unwrapping. If food is foil
wrappe~
remove foil and
place
food
4. When
defrostd, food should be mol but softened in all areas.
in cooking dish for defrosting. Most food defrosts well using
Defrost
(3).
For more even defrosting of larger foods, such as
If still slightly icy, return to microwave oven very briefly, or
let
beef, lamb and veal roasts, use Warm (l).
stand a few minutes.
2.
Mer
first half of defrosting time, unwrap package and check
food. Turn food over, if
ne~ssary;
break apart or separate food
if possible.
Shield
any warm areas with small pieces of foil.
Food
~me
Comments
Breads, Cakes
[Power
Uvel:
Defrost (3)]
Brea@
bum
or
rok
(1
piece)
1 min.
Sweet rolk
4
to 6 min. Rearrange after half of time.
(approx.
12 oz.)
Fish and Seafood [Power
hvel:
Defrost (3)]
Ftie@
frozen (1 lb.)
9
to 12 min.
SheMf~4
small
pieces
6 to 8 min.
Place
block in @seroIe. Turn over and breakup after first half
(1 lb.)
of time.
Fruit
[Power
hvel:
Defrost (3)]
Plastic
~ucbl
to 2
4 to 7 min.
(10+z. package)
Meat [Power
hvel:
Defrost (3)]
Bacon
(1 lb.)
4 to 6 min. per lb.
Frati
(1 lb.)
4 to 6 min.
Gmmd
meat (1 lb.)
6 to 8 min.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
12 to 16 min. per
lb.
S-
chops and cutlets
6 to 10 min. per lb.
poult~
[Power
Uvel:
Defrost (3)]
Chickew
broiler-fryer,
18 to 22
cut
Up
(2%
to 3
Ibs.)
Chickew
whole
24 to
28
(2%
to 3
Ibs.)
Co-h
hen
10 to 16 min. per lb.
~ky
breast (4 to 6
Ibs.)
6 to 10 min. per lb.
Place
unopened package in oven.
kt
stand 5
minutw
after defrosting.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be
separated.
bt
stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to
mmplete
defrosting.
fim
meat over after
fiit
half of time.
Use Power
bvel
Warm (l).
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half
of time and shield warm areas with foil.
Mer
semnd
half of time,
separate
pie~s
with table knife.
ht
stand to complete defrosting.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half
of time.
Mer
sewnd half of time, separate pieces and plain in woking
dish. Microwave 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary.
Ut
stand a few
minutes to finish defrosting.
Place wrapped chicken in dish.
Mer
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
al
water in cavity until giblets
a
be removed.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish
breaat-sidedown.
Mer
first half of time, turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas with foil.
Defrost for second half of time.
bt
stand
1
to 2 hours in refrigerator
to complete defrosting.
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