Defrosting Guide
1.
2.
F
OOL
I
in paper or plastic
be defrosted without
3. Be sure
meats
completely defrosted before cooking.
unwrapping.
is
remove
place
4. When defrosted,
be cool but softened in
in cooking dish
defrosting. Most
defrosts well using
Defrost (3). For more even defrosting
such
still slightly icy, return to microwave oven very
beef,
roasts, use
( I).
minutes.
After
defrosting time, unwrap
Turn
over, necessary;
or separate
possible. Shield
with
pieces
foil.
First Half Second Half
Food
Time,
Min. Time, Min.
Comments
Breads, Cakes
[Power Level:
Defrost (3)]
Bread, buns or rolls
2
none
to
oz. )
Cake,
frosted,
layer
2 to 4
none
(17 oz.)
Cake,
I
2 to 4
none
Cheesecake,
plain or
5 to 7
none
fruit-topped (17 to
oz. )
Coffee cakes
2
2 to
( I 1 to
oz. )
Cream or custard pie
4 to
4 to
(14 oz.)
Crunch cakes and cupcakes
none
Doughnuts
(
or 2)
to
none
(4 to
to
I to 2
French toast slices)
2
I
Fruit or nut pie
in. )
to
none
Pound cake (11 oz. )
to
5
none
Sweet rolls
2 to
to
to
oz. )
Remove metal
tie.
stand 5 to 1() minutes
serving.
Let
5 minutes before serving.
Reposition after first half of time. Let
5 minutes before serving.
first
of time.
Turn over
half
time.
Let
5 minutes before serving
after first
of time.
Fish and Seafood
[Power Level:
Defrost (3)]
Fillets:
( I lb.)
4 to 5
5 to 7
Freshly frozen ( 1 lb. )
4 to 5
to
Shellfish,
blocks:
Crab meat
2
package)
Oysters (
can)
4 to
4 to
Scallops ( I-lb. package)
4 to
4 to
Shellfish,
large:
Crab
1 to 2
to
to
(x to
oz.)
Lobster tails. I to 2
to 4
to 4
9 oz. )
Shellfish,
pieces
to 4
( 1 lb. )
Steaks to 12 oz. )
2
none
Whole fish (X
to 10 oz. )
2 to 4
Place unopened package in oven.
is
in water,
in cooking dish. ) Turn package over
half
time. After
second half of time. hold under cold
to separate.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break
up
with fork
half of
Place block in casserole. Break
with fork after first half
time.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and breakup
first half of
time.
Arrange in cooking dish with light-underside-up. Turn over after
first half
time.
Arrange in cooking dish. with meaty-side-down. Turn over after
half
Spread shellfish in single
in baking
pieces
half of time.
Let stand a few minutes to
det’resting.
fish in cooking dish. Turn over after
of
second half
time, rinse cavity with
to complete
defrosting.
((
15
