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Food
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Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls
(1 piece)
1 min.
Sweet rolls
(approx. 12 oz./340 g)
3 to 5 min.
Rearrange after half the time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen
(1 lb./454 g)
6 to 8 min.
Shellfish, small pieces
(1 lb./454 g)
5 to 7 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
3 to 6 min.
(10-oz./283 g package)
Meat
Bacon
(1 lb./454 g)
2 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks
(1 lb./454 g)
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./454 g)
5 to 7 min.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
12 to 16 min.
Use
power level 10.
per lb./454 g
Steaks, chops and cutlets
5 to 7 min.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and shield
per lb./454 g
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
15 to 19 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time.
(2½ to 3 lbs./1.1 to 1.4 kg)
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
17 to 21 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
(2½ to 3 lbs./1.1 to 1.4 kg)
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./454 g
Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast
5 to 9 min.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half
(4 to 6 lbs./1.8 to 2.7 kg)
per lb./454 g
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.
Defrosting Guide
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