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ADVICE FOR DEFROSTING
Meat joints
Poultry
Steak, Chops
& Chicken
Portions
Cubed &
Minced Meat
Whole fish
& Fillets
Prepacked
Frozen Foods
Place in a flan dish, turn over at least 4-5 times
during defrosting, shield any warm areas with small,
flat pieces of foil. After defrosting, wrap in foil and
allow meat to stand for 60-90 minutes, until
thoroughly defrosted.
Place in a flan dish breast side down, turn over at
least 3-4 times during defrosting, shield any warm
areas with small, pieces of foil. After defrosting,
wrap in foil and allow poultry to stand for 60-90
minutes, until thoroughly defrosted.
NOTE
: Do not defrost poultry with giblets.
Place in a flan dish, separate during defrosting and
turn over at least 2-3 times. Shield if necessary.
Place in a flan dish, stir or turn over at least 3-4 times
during defrosting, remove defrosted parts each time.
For frozen blocks of meat see ‘Minced Meat’ in the
charts on page 20.
Place in a flan dish, separate during defrosting and
turn over at least twice. Shield if necessary.
Remove packaging, including any foil and place in a
suitable dish.
NOTES:
• To defrost food, use either MEDIUM LOW/DEFROST
(30P) or LOW (10P) microwave power.
• Shield warm areas with small pieces of foil if
necessary.
• It is important to turn food over, separate (where
appropriate) and rearrange to ensure even
defrosting.
• Standing time is necessary to ensure thorough
defrosting.
