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Defrosting
Guide
Food
Time
Comments
Breads,
Cakes
Bread,
buns or rolls (1 piece)
1 min.
Sweet
rolls (approx.
12 oz.)
3 to 5 min.
Rearrange
after half of time.
Fish
and
Seafood
Fillets, frozen
(1 lb.}
6 to 8 min.
Shellfish,
small
pieces
(1 lb.}
5 to 7 min.
Place block in casserole.
Turn over and break
up after first half of time.
3 to 6 min.
Fruit
Plastic pouch--1 or 2
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb.)
Ground meat (1 lb.)
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
Steaks, chops and cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
(21_/% to 3 Ibs.)
Chicken, whole (21_/4_ to 3 Ibs.)
Cornish hen
Turkey breast (4 to 6 Ibs.)
2 to 5 min.
2 to 5 min.
5 to 7 min.
12 to 16 min. per Ib
5 to 7 min. per lb.
15 to 19 min.
17 to 21 min.
7 to 13 min. per lb.
5 to 9 min. per lb.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be
separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Use power level Warm (Z).
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half
of time and shMd warm areas with foil. After second half of time,
separate pieces with table knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.
Place wrapped
chicken
in dish. Unwrap
and turn
over after first
half 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.
Place wrapped
chicken
in dish. After first half of time, unwrap
and turn
chicken
over. Shield warm
areas
with foil. To complete
defrosting,
run cool water
in cavity
until giblets
can be removed.
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.
Place unwrapped
breast
in microwave-sofe
dish breast-side-down.
After
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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