Food
Time
Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls
(1 piece)
1 min.
Sweet rolls
(approx. 12 oz.)
3 to 5 min.
Rearrange after half the time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen
(1 lb.)
6 to 8 min.
Shellfish, small pieces
(1 lb.)
5 to 7 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
3 to 6 min.
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon
(1 lb.)
2 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks
(1 lb.)
2 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be separated.
Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Ground meat
(1 lb.)
5 to 7 min.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
12 to 16 min.
Use
power level 10.
per lb.
Steaks, chops and cutlets
5 to 7 min.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and shield
per lb.
warm areas with foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with table knife.
Let stand to complete defrosting.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
15 to 19 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time. After
(2
1
⁄
2
to 3 lbs.)
second half of time, separate pieces and place in cooking dish. Microwave 2 to 4
minutes more, if necessary. Let stand a few minutes to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole
(2
1
⁄
2
to 3 lbs.)
17 to 21 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting, run cold water in the cavity
until giblets can be removed.
Cornish hen
7 to 13 min.
Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time.
per lb.
Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast
(4 to 6 lbs.)
5 to 9 min.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half
per lb.
of time, turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas with foil. Defrost for second
half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting.
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Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
11
Defrosting Guide
Time Defrost
Allows you to defrost for a selected length
of time. See the Defrosting Guide for
suggested times. (
Auto Defrost
explained in
the
About the convenience features
section.)
Press
DEFROST
twice.
Turn the dial to enter defrosting time.
Press
START.
Turn the food over after half the time.
Press
START.
At one half of selected defrosting time, turn
food over and break apart or rearrange
pieces for more even defrosting. Shield any
warm areas with small pieces of foil. The
oven will continue to defrost if you don’t
open the door and turn the food.
A dull thumping noise may be heard
during defrosting. This is normal when
oven is not operating at
HI
power.
Defrosting Tips
■
Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be
defrosted in the package. Closed packages
should be slit, pierced or vented AFTER
food has partially defrosted. Plastic storage
containers should be partially uncovered.
■
Family-size, prepackaged frozen dinners
can be defrosted and microwaved. If the
food is in a foil container, transfer it to a
microwave-safe dish.
■
Foods that spoil easily should not be
allowed to sit out for more than one hour
after defrosting. Room temperature
promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.
■
For more even defrosting of larger foods,
such as roasts, use
Auto Defrost.
Be sure
large meats are completely defrosted
before cooking.
■
When defrosted, food should be cool
but softened in all areas. If still slightly icy,
return to the microwave oven very briefly,
or let it stand a few minutes.
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