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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 the oven door, touch the START pad to complete defrosting.
• 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 over : Roast, ribs, whole poultry, turkey breasts, hot dogs, sausages, steaks, or chops.
➪ Rearrange : Break apart or separate steaks, chops, hamburgers, ground meat, chicken or seafood
pieces, chunks of meat such as stewing 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. May be
shorter defrost time for food weighing less than 3 lbs.(1350g).
DEFROSTING GUIDE
