1. Food packaged in paper or plastic maybe defrosted
3. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted
without unwrapping. If food is foil wrapped,
before cooking.
remove foil and place food in cooking dish for
defrosting. Most food defrosts well using Defrost
4. When defrosted, food should be cool but softened
(3). For more even defrosting of larger foods, such
in
areas. If still slightly icy, return to microwave
as beef, lamb and veal roasts, use Warm (l).
oven very briefly, or let stand a few minutes.
2. After first half of defrosting time, unwrap package
and check food. Turn food over, if necessary; break
apart or separate food if possible. Shield any warm
areas with small pieces of foil.
Food
Time
Comments
Breads, Cakes
[Power
Level: Defrost (3)]
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)
1/2 min.
Sweet
3 to 6 min.
Rearrange after half of
12 oz.)
Fish and Seafood
[Power Level:
Defrost (3)]
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
8 to 12 min.
small pieces
5 to 8 min.
Place block in casserole.
(1
Turn over and break up after first half of time.
Fruit
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Plastic pouch—1 to 2
3 to 7 min.
(10-oz. package)
Meat
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Bacon
(1 lb.)
3 to 6 min. per lb.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks lb.)
3 to 6 min.
unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be
separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Ground meat (1 lb.)
5 to 8 min.
Turn meat over after first
of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
10 to 16 min. per lb.
Use Power Level Warm (l).
Steaks, chops and cutlets
5 to 10 min. per lb.
unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half
of time and shield warm areas with foil. After second half of time,
separate pieces with table knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Chicken, broiler-fryer,
15 to 22 min.
wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half
3
of time. After second half of time, separate pieces and place in cooking
dish. Microwave 2 to 4 minutes more, if
stand a few
minutes to finish defrosting.
Chicken,
20 to 28 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After first half of time, unwrap and
to 3
turn chicken over. Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting,
cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed.
hen
9 to 16 min. per
Place unwrapped hen in oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half
of time. Run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed.
breast (4 to 6
5 to 10 min. per lb.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After
first
of time, turn breast-side-up and
warm areas with foil.
Defrost for second
of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator
to complete defrosting.
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