Food
Time
Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls
(1 piece)
1/4 min.
Sweet rolls
(approx. 12 oz.)
2 to 4 min.
Rearrange after half the time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen
(1 lb.)
6 to 9 min.
Shellfish, small pieces
(1 lb.)
3 to 7 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
1 to 5 min.
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon
(1 lb.)
2 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks
(1 lb.)
2 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be separated.
Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Ground meat
(1 lb.)
4 to 6 min.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
9 to 13 min.
Use
power level 1.
per lb.
Steaks, chops and cutlets
4 to 8 min.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and shield
per lb.
warm areas with foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with table knife.
Let stand to complete defrosting.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
14 to 20 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time. After
(2
1
⁄
2
to 3 lbs.)
second half of time, separate pieces and place in cooking dish. Microwave 2 to 4
minutes more, if necessary. Let stand a few minutes to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole
(2
1
⁄
2
to 3 lbs.)
20 to 25 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting, run cold water in the cavity
until giblets can be removed.
Cornish hen
7 to 13 min.
Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time.
per lb.
Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast
(4 to 6 lbs.)
3 to 8 min.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half
per lb.
of time, turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas with foil. Defrost for second
half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting.
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Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
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Defrosting Guide
Time Defrost
Allows you to defrost for a selected length of
time. See the
Defrosting Guide
for suggested
times.
Press
TIME DEFROST.
Enter defrosting time.
Press
START.
Power level is automatically set at 3, but can
be changed. You can defrost small items
quickly by raising the power level after
entering the time.
Power level 7
cuts the
total defrosting time in about half;
power
level 10
cuts the total time to approximately
1/3. However, food will need more
frequent attention than usual.
A dull thumping noise may be heard during
defrosting. This is normal when oven is not
operating at
High
power.
Defrosting Tips
■
Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be
defrosted in the package. Closed packages
should be slit, pierced or vented AFTER
food has partially defrosted. Plastic storage
containers should be partially uncovered.
■
Family-size, prepackaged frozen dinners
can be defrosted and microwaved. If the
food is in a foil container, transfer it to a
microwave-safe dish.
■
Foods that spoil easily should not be
allowed to sit out for more than one hour
after defrosting. Room temperature
promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.
■
For more even defrosting of larger foods,
such as roasts, use
Auto Defrost.
Be sure
large meats are completely defrosted
before cooking.
■
When defrosted, food should be cool
but softened in all areas. If still slightly icy,
return to the microwave very briefly, or let
it stand a few minutes.
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1
START
TIME
DEFROST
1
EXPRESS COOK
3
EXPRESS COOK
2
EXPRESS COOK
5
EXPRESS COOK
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EXPRESS COOK
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