Defrosting Tips - GE DVM7195 Serie Manual Del Propietário

About the time features.
Defrost
Weight/Time
Express Cook
Start
Pause
Defrosting Guide
Food
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns, or rolls (1 piece)
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
Fruit
(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
(2 to 3 lbs.)
1 2
Chicken, whole (2 to 3 lbs.)
1 2
Cornish hen
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)
14
Time Defrost
Allows you to defrost for a selected length
of time. See the Defrosting Guide for
suggested times. (Time Defrost and 1 lb
Quick Defrost explained in the About the
convenience features section.)
1
Press DEFROST twice.
2
Enter defrosting time.
3
Press START.
4
Turn the food over after half the time.
At one half of selected defrosting time, turn
food over and break apart or rearrange
pieces for more even defrosting. Shield any
warm areas with small pieces of foil. The oven
will continue to defrost if you don't open the
door and turn the food.
A dull thumping noise may be heard during
defrosting. This is normal when oven is not
operating at High power.
Time Comments
1/4 min.
2 to 4 min. Rearrange after half the time.
6 to 9 min.
1 to 5 min.
2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
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.
4 to 6 min. Turn meat over after first half of time.
9 to 13 min. Use power level 10.
per lb.
4 to 8 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and
per lb. shield warm areas with foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with table
knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.
14 to 20 min. 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.
20 to 25 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
Shield warm areas with foil. To complete defrosting, run cold water in the cavity
until giblets can be removed.
7 to 13 min. Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time.
per lb. Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
3 to 8 min. Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half
per lb. 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 Tips

Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be
defrosted in the package. Closed packages
should be slit, pierced or vented AFTER
food has partially defrosted. Plastic storage
containers should be partially uncovered.
Family-size, prepackaged frozen dinners
can be defrosted and microwaved. If the
food is in a foil container, transfer it to a
microwave-safe dish.
Foods that spoil easily should not be
allowed to sit out for more than one
hour after defrosting. Room temperature
promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.
For more even defrosting of larger foods,
such as roasts, use Time Defrost. Be sure
large meats are completely defrosted
before cooking.
When defrosted, food should be cool
but softened in all areas. If still slightly icy,
return to the microwave very briefly, or let it
stand a few minutes.