GE Monogram JVM2070 - Manual (Page 23)

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Defrosting
Guide
for Time
Defrost
Food Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls
(1 piece) 1 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz) 3 to 5 min.
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 half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch – 1 to 2
3 to 6 min.
(10-oz package)
Meat
Bacon
(1 lb.) 2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven.
Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks (1 lb.) 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 7 min. Turn meat over after half the time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork 12 to 16 min. Use power level 1.
per lb.
Steaks, chops and cutlets 5 to 7 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking
per lb. dish. Turn over after half the time
and shield warm areas with foil.
When finished, separate pieces and
let stand to complete defrosting.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer
15 to 19 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish.
cut up (2 1 ⁄
2
to 3 lbs.) Unwrap and turn over after
half the time. When finished,
separate pieces and microwave
2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary.
Let stand to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole 17 to 21 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish.
(2 1 ⁄
2
to 3 lbs.) After half the time, unwrap and
turn chicken over. Shield warm
areas with foil. Finish defrosting.
If necessary, run cold water in the
cavity until giblets can be removed.
Cornish hen 7 to 13 min. Place unwrapped hen in the oven
per lb. breast-side-up. Turn over after half
the time. Run cool water in the
cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.) 5 to 9 min. Place unwrapped breast in dish
per lb. breast-side-down. After half the
time, turn over and shield warm
areas with foil. Finish defrosting.
Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator
to complete defrosting.
Defrosting Features
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