Defrosting and cooling in the
main oven
To defrost frozen foods, turn the
oven control to the defrost position,
place the food in the centre of the oven
and close the door.
To cool foods after cooking prior to
refrigerating or freezing, turn the
oven control to the defrost position
and open the door.
Defrosting times
Small or thin pieces of frozen fish or
meat - eg; fish filets, prawns, & mince
will take approximately 1 - 2 hours.
Placing the food in a single layer will
reduce the thawing time.
A medium sized casserole or stew will
take approximately 3 - 4 hours.
A 1
1
⁄2kg / 3lb oven ready chicken will
take approximately 5 hours, remove
the giblets as soon as possible.
Be safe
Do not
defrost stuffed poultry using this
method.
Do not
defrost larger joints of meat &
poultry over 2kg / 4lb using this method.
Never
place uncooked food for
defrosting next to cooked food which
is to be cooled, as this can lead to
cross contamination.
Defrosting meat, poultry, and fish can
be accelerated using this method
but make sure they are completely
thawed before cooking thoroughly.
Place meat and poultry on a trivet in a
meat tin.
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USING THE MAIN OVEN
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