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
Defrost
4. When defrosted, food should be cool but softened
(3). For more even defrosting of
foods, such
in all 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
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
pieces of foil.
Food
Time
Comments
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Breads, Cakes
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)
1/4 min.
Sweet rolls
2 to 6 min.
Rearrange after half of time.
12 oz.)
Fish and Seafood
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
7 to 12 min.
Shellfish, small pieces
4 to 8 min.
Place
in casserole.
(1 lb.)
Turn over and break up after first
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.)
2 to 5 min. per lb.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks
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.)
5 to 8 min.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb. veal, pork
to 16 min. per lb.
Use Power Level Warm
Steaks, chops and cutlets
5 to 10 min. per lb.
Place 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.
14 to min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half
cut
to 3
of time. After 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
20 to 28 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After
half of time, unwrap and
to 3
turn chicken over. Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting,
run
water in cavity
giblets can be removed.
hen
7 to 16 min. per lb.
Place unwrapped hen in oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half
of time. Run
water in cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast (4 to
4 to 10 min. per
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down.
first half 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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