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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, 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. After defrosting, leave
to stand for 15-30 minutes.
Place in a flan dish, stir or turn over at least 3-4 times during
defrosting, remove defrosted parts each time. After
defrosting, leave to stand for 15-30 minutes.
For frozen blocks of meat see ‘Minced Meat’ in the charts on
page 37, or the ‘Express Defrost’ chart on page 18.
Place in a flan dish, separate during defrosting and turn over
at least twice. Shield if necessary. After defrosting, leave to
stand for 15 minutes.
Remove packaging, including any foil and place in a
suitable dish.
NOTES:
• To defrost food, use either 30% or 10% 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.
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