Defrosting Guide
(continued)
First Half Second Half
Food
Time, Min. Time, Min.
Comments
Fruit
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
(10
Remove
or
Place
in oven.
time,
up with
necessary.
Plastic pouch- 1 to 2
1 to
to
in
Flex
(
Meat
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Bacon (
lb. )
2
lb.
( I
lb. )
to
beef’ and pork
( lb. )
(2 Ibs. )
(5
Ibs. )
Roast:
to
4 Ibs. )
Roast,
pork
4 Ibs, )
Sausage,
bulk
( 1 -lb.
( l-lb. roll)
Sausage,
links
( I to Ibs, )
Sausage,
patties
(
package)
Spareribs,
pork
(2 to tbs. )
Steaks,
chops
and cutlets
*U
SC
( I )
to 5
to
2 to
4 to 5 per lb.
4 to 5 per lb.
2 to
to 5
to 4 per lb.
to 5 per lb.
per lb.
to
to 5
x
2 to
4 to 5
lb.
4 to 5 per lb.
2 to 4
5
to
to
to 4 per lb.
to 5 per lb.
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
broiler-fryer,
to
Up
Ibs. )
Chicken,
to Ibs. )
hen
5
per lb.
4
breast (4
5
)
to 5
unopened
in oven. Let
5 minutes
defrosting.
unopened
in oven. Microwave just until
be
Let
5 minutes. necessary, to complete defrosting.
Turn
over
time.
Turn meat over
of time. Scrape
softened
second
time. Set
up remaining block
microwave
to 2 minutes
Turn meat over
first
time.
softened
after second half’
time. Set
Microwave to X minutes
and set
Break up remaining block
microwave
to 5 minutes more.
Place unwrapped
in cooking
Turn
over
of time. Defrost
of’
Let stand
minutes to hour in
in cooking dish. Turn
first
Defrost
second
time. Let
minutes to hour in refrigerator.
Turn
time.
stand 5 minutes,
Turn over
time.
15 minutes.
Rotate package
turn
half’
time. Let stand 5 minutes.
Turn over
separate after
half 01 time. Remove patties as
they
Place unwrapped ribs in cooking dish. Turn over
After second
time, separate pieces with table
Let
to complete
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish, Turn over
first half
time and shield warm areas with
second
time,
separate pieces with table
Let stand to complete defrosting.
1
chicken in
Unwrap
turn over
half
time. After second
time, separate pieces and
in
cooking dish. Microwave 2 to 4 minutes more,
necessary. Let
stand a few minutes to finish defrosting,
2
Place
chicken in dish. After first half’
time,
turn chicken over. Shield
with
To complete
defrosting, run
water in
until giblets can
removed.
5 per lb.
unwrapped hen in oven breast-side-up. Turn
after first
half of time, Run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed
4 to per lb.
Place unwrapped duckling in oven. Turn over after first
Shield warm areas with
Run cool water in cavity until
giblets can be removed.
to per
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down.
After
half of time. turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas
with
Defrost for second hall of time. Let stand I to 2 hours to
de
in refrigerator.
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