DEFROSTING GUIDE
Food
Time
Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)
1/4 min.
1 to 3 min.
Rearrange after half of time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)
6 to 9 min.
3 to 7 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after first half of time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
(10-oz. package)
2 to 5 min.
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb.)
Ground meat (1 lb.)
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
Steaks, chops and cutlets
4 to 8 min.
4 to 8 min.
7 to 9 min.
7 to 9 min. per lb.
4 to 8 min. per lb.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be
separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Use power level Warm (1).
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and
shield 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
(2
1
¼
2
to 3 lbs.)
Chicken, whole (2
1
¼
2
to 3 lbs.)
Cornish hen
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)
14 to 19 min.
22 to 26 min.
7 to 12 min. per lb.
3 to 8 min. per lb.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of
time. After 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.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After first half of time, unwrap and turn
chicken over. Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting, run cool
water in cavity until giblets can be removed.
Place unwrapped hen in oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of
time. Run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After
first half 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.
EXPRESS COOK
This is a quick way to set cooking time from 1-5 minutes.
Press one of the
Express Cook
pads (from 1-5) for 1-5
minutes of cooking at power level 10. For example, press
the
2
pad for 2 minutes of cooking time.
The power level can be changed as time is counting down.
Press
Power Level
and enter 1-10.
NOTE:
Express Cook function pertains to pads 1-5 only.
ADD 30 SEC
It will add 30 seconds to the time counting down each time
the pad is pressed. Each touch will add 30 seconds, up to 99
minutes and 99 seconds.
The oven will start immediately when pressed.
TIME AND AUTO FEATURES
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