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Do not defrost covered meat. Covering might allow cooking
to take place. Always remove outer wrap and tray. Use only
containers that are microwave-safe.
Begin defrosting whole poultry breast-side-down. Begin
defrosting roasts fat-side-down.
The shape of the package alters the defrosting time. Shallow
rectangular shapes defrost more quickly than a deep block.
After 1/3 of the defrost time has elapsed, check the food.
you may wish to turn over, break apart, rearrange or
remove thawed portions of the food.
During defrost, the oven will prompt you to turn the food
over. At this point, open the oven door and check the food.
Follow the techniques listed below for optimum defrost
results. Then, close oven door.
When defrosted, food should be cool, but softened in all
areas. If still slightly icy, return to microwave oven very
briefly, or let stand a few minutes. After defrosting, allow
food to stand 5-60 minutes if there are any icy areas.
Poultry and fish may be placed under running cool water
until defrosted
Turn oover ::
Roast, ribs, whole poultry, turkey breasts, hot
dogs, sausages, steaks, or chops.
Rearrange ::
Break apart or separate steaks, chops,
hamburger patties, ground meat, chicken or seafood pieces,
chunks of meat such as stew beef.
Shield ::
Use small strips of aluminum foil to protect thin
areas or edges of unevenly shaped foods such as chicken
wings. To prevent arcing, do not allow foil to come within 1-
inch of oven walls or door.
Remove ::
To prevent cooking, thawed portions should be
removed from the oven at this point. This may shorten
defrost time for food weighing less than 3 lbs.(1350g).
DDEEFFRROOSSTTIINNGG CCHHAARRTT
BEEF
Minced beef
1 lb./450g
Stewing Meat
1
1
/
2
lbs./675g
Patties
4(4oz./110g)
PORK
Spareribs
1 lb./450g
Chops
4(5oz./125g)
Minced pork
1 lb./450g
POULTRY
Whole Chicken
2
1
/
2
lbs./1125g
Chicken Breasts
1 lbs./450g
Diced Chicken
2 lbs./900g
Chicken Thights
1
1
/
2
lbs./675g
FISH && SSEAFOOD
Whole Fish
1 lb./450g
Fish Fillets
1
1
/
2
lb./675g
Shrimp
1
/
2
lb./225g
Item && WWeight Defrosting TTime Standing TTime Special TTechniques
11-14 min.
14-18 min.
10-12 min.
10-12 min.
11-14 min.
11-14 min.
25-29 min.
15-18 min.
22-25 min.
18-22 min.
9-11 min.
12-14 min.
4-5 min.
15-20 min.
25-30 min.
15-20 min.
25-30 min.
25-30 min.
15-20 min.
45-90 min.
15-30 min.
25-30 min.
15-30 min.
15-20 min.
15-20 min.
15-20 min.
Break apart and remove thawed portions with
a fork.
Separate and rearrange once.
Turn over after half the time.
Separate and rearrange once.
Separate and turn over once.
Break apart and remove thawed portions with
a fork.
Turn over after half the cookingtime.
Shield as needed.
Separate and rearrange once.
Separate and rearrange once.
Separate and rearrange once.
Turn over after half the time.
Shield as needed.
Separate and turn over once.
Separate and rearrange once.
* The times are approximate because freezer temperatures vary.
DEFROSTING GUIDE
