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Defrosting Tips and Techniques
Preparation for Freezing:
1. Heavy-duty plastic wraps, bags and freezer wrap are suitable.
2. Freeze meats, poultry and
fi
sh in packages with only 1 or 2 layers of food. To aid in separating layers,
place two pieces of wax paper between them.
3. REMOVE ALL AIR and seal securely.
4. LABEL package with type and cut of meat, date and weight.
5. Defrosting times given in the charts are for thoroughly frozen foods (i.e. at least 24 hours in freezer
maintained at -18 °C or lower).
Defrosting Technique:
1. Remove from wrapper and set on a defrosting rack in a dish on
fl
at table.
2. On Turbo Defrost, the oven will beep during the defrosting time. At “beep”, turn over all meat, poultry,
fi
sh and shell
fi
sh. Break apart stewing meat, chicken pieces and minced meat. Separate chops and
hamburger patties.Shield thin ends of roasts, poultry legs and wings, fat or bones with foil.
3. Throughout the defrosting time, remove any defrosted portions of mince or cubed meat, etc.
4. After defrosting, large roasts may still be icy in the centre. Let stand, 15 to 30 minutes, in refrigerator to
complete defrosting.
Defrosting Chart (by setting Micro Power at Defrost):
FOOD
APPROX. TIME
(minutes per 500
g
)
INSTRUCTION
MEAT
Beef
Minced Beef
Roast: Topside
Beef Tenderloin
Chuck or Rump
Sirloin, rolled
Steak
Miscellaneous
Pork/Lamb
Roast
Chops
Ribs
6 - 8
7 - 9
7 - 9
6 - 8
7 - 9
6 - 7
6 - 8
6 - 8
5 - 7
5 - 7
Halfway through the defrost cycle, break apart
minced beef, separate chops and remove meat
that is defrosted.
Turn meat over two to three times during
defrosting.
Shield edges and unevenly shaped ends of
roasts halfway through the defrost cycle.
Large roasts may still be icy in centre. Let stand.
POULTRY
Chicken
whole
pieces
fi
llets
Duck
Turkey
7 - 9
6 - 8
6 - 8
6 - 8
7 - 9
Turn poultry over two to four times during
defrosting. Halfway through the defrost cycle,
shield end of drumsticks, wings, breast bones
and ends of poultry with foil.
Break apart chicken pieces and remove small
pieces such as wings, which may be defrosted
before larger pieces.
Rinse poultry under cold water to remove ice
crystals. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes, before
cooking.
FISH & SHELLFISH
Fish Fillets
Whole Fish
Crabmeat
Lobster Tails
Sea Scallops
Green Prawns
6 - 8
6 - 8
5 - 7
5 - 7
4 - 6
5 - 7
Halfway through the defrost cycle, turn whole
fi
sh or blocks of
fi
llets over. Also, break apart
prawns or scallops. Remove any pieces that are
defrosted.
Let stand, 5 to 10 minutes, before cooking.
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