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Food
Weight (ounces)
Defrosting Time
(minutes)
Special Instructions*
Fish and Seafood
Crab claws or
legs
12
7 to 10
Rearrange crab halfway through
defrosting time.
Crab meat
6
4 to 5
Stir crab halfway through defrosting time.
Fillets--flounder,
cod, sole, etc.
16
9 to 12
Lobster tail
16
9 to 12
Wrap lobster in plastic wrap or waxed
paper.
Shrimp
12
7 to 10
Small Meat
Bacon
16
6 to 8
Bratwurst
16
12 to 15
Chops
16
12 to 15
Frankfurters
12
7 to 9
Ground meat bulk
16
12 to 15
Ground meat
patties
16
11 to 14
Arrange meat in circle.
Sausage
12
7 to 9
Steaks
16
12 to 15
*
Turn food over halfway through defrost time unless otherwise noted.
1. Place seafood in utility dish. Cover dish loosely with plastic wrap or waxed paper.
2. Let seafood stand for a short period of time before cooking to ensure it is totally defrosted. Hold larger
seafood pieces under cold running water, if necessary, to finish defrosting process, or to separate fillets.