Defrosting Guide
1.
Unwrap
If it is difficult remove plastic grocery store tray, it may be
after first
Place
in microwave
cooking dish.
2. After first half of cooking
remove any remaining wrap. Break food apart or separate, if possible. Remove any thawed
Shield
tips, thin meat or warm areas with foil.
3. Large bulky roasts may have icy
Allow 30 to 60 minutes stand time. Poultry may be
under running cool
until giblets can
removed.
4. When defrosted, food should be cool, but softened in all areas. If still slightly
after second halfof’defrosting time, return microwave
very briefly, or let stand a
minutes.
First Half
Second Half Power
Food
Time. Min.
Time. Min.
Comments
Meat
Bacon
(12-16 OZ. pkg.)
Franks
(1-lb. )
Ground:
pork
(l-lb.)
)
)
beef & pork
Spareribs, pork
(2 to 3-fbs. )
Steaks, chops cutlets
Sausage, bulk
(l-lb. tray)
(1-lb. roll)
Sausage, link (‘A to l-lb. )
Sausage, patties
pkg.)
3 to 4
4 to 5
4
7 to
15 to 20
5 to 6 per lb.
4 per lb.
to 4 per lb.
to 3
3 to 4
2 to
2 to 3
2 to 3
None
3 to 4
6 to
15 to
5 to 6 per lb
4 per lb.
to 4 per
2 to 4
3 to 4
2 to 3
to 2
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package in cooking dish. Turn over
1/4 turn
first ha] t“.
stand 5 minutes,
Place unopened package in cooking dish. Microwave
just until franks can
separated.
off softened
each half of time. Set
aside.
second
of time, break up remaining
block. microwave 1 to 3 minutes
if necessary.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. After
turn
over
shield ends. Let
hour to
defrosting.
unwrapped spareribs in cooking dish. Turn meat
over
first half of time and separate
with
knife. Let stand 10 minutes to
defrosting,
unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over
separate
half of time.
any defrosted
Let stand 10 minutes to
defrosting.
Turn over after first half’
Turn over after first half of
shield
with
Turn over once during second half’of’time.
Rearrange after
half of time.
Rotate patties after first half of
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer,
Up (2 3-fbs. )
(2 to 3-fbs. )
Duckling (4 to
)
Turkey breast
(4 to
)
to 10
8 to
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Place unwrapped
in cooking dish. Turn
chicken over after half of time. Separate and
defrosted pieces.
stand 5 minutes to
defrosting.
to
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unwrapped chicken in cooking dish. After first
turn over chicken. Shield bone ends.
wings, tail and warm areas with
5 to 6
5 to 6
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Place hens
side down in cooking
Turn over
after first
of time.
4 per lb.
to 4 per lb.
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Place unwrapped duckling breast
down in cooking
dish. After
of time. turn duckling over. Shield
warm areas with foil.
6 to per lb.
6 to 7 per
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Place
side down in cooking dish. Turn
first half of time and shield warm areas with
stand
to 45 minutes to complete defrosting.
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