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cooking guide
Guide for manual defrosting
Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost
frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great advantage, if unexpected
guests suddenly show up. Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking.
Remove any metal ties and take it out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain
away. Put the frozen food on a microwave-safe plate without cover. Turn over half
way, drain off any liquid and remove any giblets as soon as possible. Check the food
occasionally to make sure that it does not feel warm. If smaller and thinner parts of
the frozen food start to warm up, they can be shield by wrapping very small strips of
aluminum foil around them during defrosting. Should poultry start to warm up on the
outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to stand for 30 minutes before continuing. Leave
the meat, poultry and fish to stand in order to complete defrosting. The standing time
for complete defrosting will vary depending on the quantity defrosted. Please refer to the
table below.
Hint:
Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities need less time
than bigger ones. Remember this hint while freezing and defrosting food.
For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to -20 °C,
use the following table as a guide. All frozen food should be defrosted
using defrosting power level (30 %).
Food
Time (minutes per 500 g)
Standing time (min.)
Meat
Minced Meat
7-8
5-30
Pork/Beef Steaks
9-10
5-30
Instructions
Shield the edges with aluminum foil. Place the meat in the
middle of microwave-safe plate, and then place the plate
on top of the turntable in the center. Turn over after half of
defrosting time.
Food
Time (minutes per 500 g)
Standing time (min.)
Poultry
Chicken Pieces
8-9
10-30
Whole Chicken
9-10
10-30
Instructions
Before defrosting, if there are a lot of ice crystals on poultry
surface, you’d better rinse under cold water to remove ice
crystals and stand 5 to 10 min. at room temperature. Shield
the thinner parts like wings and ends with aluminum foil. Place
the chicken pieces first skin-side down, whole chicken first
breast-side down in the middle of microwave-safe plate, and
then place the plate on top of the turntable in the center. Turn
over after half of defrosting time.
Fish
Fish Fillets
9-10
5-30
Instructions
Shield narrow ends with aluminum foil. Arrange the thinner
parts under the thicker parts. Place the fish in the middle of
microwave-safe plate, and then place the plate on top of the
turntable in the center. Turn over after half of defrosting time.
Bread
Bread Rolls
(each about 50 g)
2½-4½
5-20
Toast/Sandwich
5-6
5-20
Instructions
Arrange rolls in a circle or bread horizontally in the middle of
microwave-safe plate, and then place the plate on top of the
turntable in the center. Turn over after half of defrosting time.
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