1.
Food packaged in paper or plastic maybe defrosted without
3. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted before
cooting.
unwrapping. If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place food
4. When defrosted, food
should
be cool but softened in
rdl
areas.
in cooking dish for defrosting. Most food defrosts well using
Rfrost
(3). For more even defrosting of larger foods, such as
If still
shghfly
icy, return to microwave oven very briefly, or let
b~f,
lamb and ved roasts, use Warm (l).
stand a few minutes.
2. After
fmt
hdf
of defrosting time, unwrap package and check
food. Turn food
over,
if necessary; break apart or separate
f~d
if possible. Shield any warm areas with small pieces of foil.
Food
Ttie
Co-en@
Breads, Cakes
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Bread,
bum or
rok
(1 piece)
1 min.
sweet
rous
3 to 5 min.
Rearrange after half of time.
(approx.
12 oz.)
Fish and Setiood [Power Level: Defrost (3)]
F~efi,
frozen (1 lb.)
7 to 9 min.
Shel~sh,
small
pieces
5 to 7 min.
Place block in casserole.
Turu
over and
breakup
after first half
(1 lb.)
of time.
Fruit
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Plastic pouch—1 to 2
3 to 6 min.
(10-oz. package)
Meat
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Bacon
(1 lb.)
3 to 5 min. per lb.
Franks
(1
lb.)
3 to 5 min.
Ground
mat
(1 lb.)
5 to 7 min.
Roast:
beef, lamb, veal, pork
12
to 16 min. per lb.
Steaks,
chops and
cuflets
6 to 8 min. per lb.
Poultry
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Chicken, broiler-fryer,
16 to 20
Cut
UP
(2%
to
3
Ibs.)
CMcken,
whole
18 to 22
(2fi
to 3
lbs.)
Cornish hen
8
to 14 min. per lb.
~rkey
breast (4 to 6
lbs.)
6
to 10 min. per lb.
Place unopened package in oven.
Ut
stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be
sepsrated.
Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Use Power
bvel
Warm (l).
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first
hdf
of time and shield warm areas with foil. After second half of time,
separate pieces with table knife.
ht
stand to complete defrosting.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after
frrst
hdf
of time. After second
hrdf
of time, separate pieces and place in cooking
dish. Microwave 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary.
ht
stand a few
minutes to finish defrosting,
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After
fust
hdf
of time, unwrap and
turn chicken over.
Shieid
wm
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
fwst
hdf
of time. Run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After
fwst
half of time, turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas with foil.
hfrost
for second
hdf
of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator
to complete defrosting.
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