Operation (continued) 16 Turbo Defrost 1 This feature allows you to defrost foods such as meat, poultry and seafood, simply by entering the weight. Press Turbo Defrost. 2 Select the weight of food by pressing / Buttons. 3 Press Start. Defrosting will start. Larger weight foods will cause a signal midway through defrosting. If two beeps sound, turn over and/or rearrange foods. NOTE: The maximum weight for Turbo Defrost is 6 lbs. (3 kg). Conversion Defrosting Tips & Techniques Follow the chart to convert Preparation For Freezing: 5. Drain liquids during defrosting. ounces or hundredths of a 1. Freeze meats, poultry, and fish in 6. Turn over (invert) items during pound into tenths of a pound.
packages with only one or two defrosting. To use Turbo Defrost, enter the layers of food. Place wax paper weight of the food in pounds between layers. After Defrosting: (1.0) and tenths of a pound 2. Package in heavy-duty plastic 1. Large items may be icy in the wraps, bags (labeled “For center. Defrosting will complete (0.1). If a piece of meat weighs Freezer”), or freezer paper. during Standing Time. 1.95 lbs or 1 lb 14 oz., enter 1.9 3. Remove as much air as possible. 2. Let stand, covered, following lbs. 4. Seal securely, date, and label. standing time directions on Hundredths Tenths of page 12. Ounces of a Pound a Pound To Defrost: 3. Rinse foods indicated in the chart.
0 .01 – .05 0.0 1. Remove wrapper. This helps 4. Items which have been layered 1 – 2 .06 – .15 0.1 moisture to evaporate. Juices should be rinsed separately or 3 – 4 .16 – .25 0.2 from food can get hot and cook have a longer standing time. 5 .26 – .35 0.3 the food. 6 – 7 .36 – .45 0.4 2. Set food in microwave safe dish. 8 .46 – .55 0.5 3. Place roasts fat-side down. Place 9 – 10 .56 – .65 0.6 whole poultry breast-side down. 11 – 12 .66 – .75 0.7 4. Select power and minimum time so that items will be under- 13 .76 – .85 0.8 defrosted. 14 – 15 .86 – .95 0.9 DEFROST AFTER DEFROSTING FOOD TIME at P3 DURING DEFROSTING Rinse Standing Time mins (per lb) (cold water) Fish and Seafood [up to 3 lbs.
(1.4 kg)] 6 Break apart/Rearrange Crabmeat Fish Steaks 5 to 6 Turn over 5 min. YES Fish Fillets 5 to 6 Turn over/Rearrange/Shield ends Sea Scallops 5 to 6 Break apart/Remove defrosted pieces Whole fish 5 to 6 Turn over Meat Turn over/Remove defrosted 10 min. Ground Meat 4 to 5 portion/Shield edges Roasts 4 to 8 Turn over/Shield ends and 30 min. in refrig. [2½-4 lbs. (1.1-1.8 kg)] defrosted surface 6 to 8 Turn over/Rearrange/Shield Chops/Steak ends and defrosted surface 6 to 8 Turn over/Rearrange/Shield NO Ribs/T-bone ends and defrosted surface 5 min.
4 to 8 Break apart/Rearrange/ Stew Meat Remove defrosted pieces 4 to 6 Drain liquid/Turn over/ Liver (thinly sliced) Separate pieces Bacon (sliced) 4 Turn over ---- Poultry Chicken, Whole 4 to 6 Turn over 20 min. in refrig. [up to 3 lbs. (1.4 kg)] 4 to 6 Break apart/Turn over/ Cutlets 5 min. Remove defrosted Pieces YES Pieces 4 to 6 Break apart/Turn over/Shield 10 min. Cornish hens 6 to 8 Turn over/Shield Turkey Breast 6 Turn over/Shield 20 min. in refrig. [5-6 lbs. (2.3-2.7 kg)] Defrosting Tips & Techniques Preparation For Freezing: 5. Drain liquids during defrosting. 1. Freeze meats, poultry, and fish in 6. Turn over (invert) items during packages with only one or two defrosting.
layers of food. Place wax paper between layers. After Defrosting: 2. Package in heavy-duty plastic 1. Large items may be icy in the wraps, bags (labeled “For center. Defrosting will complete Freezer”), or freezer paper. during Standing Time. 3. Remove as much air as possible. 2. Let stand, covered, following 4. Seal securely, date, and label. standing time directions on page 12. To Defrost: 3. Rinse foods indicated in the chart. 1. Remove wrapper. This helps 4. Items which have been layered moisture to evaporate. Juices should be rinsed separately or from food can get hot and cook have a longer standing time. the food. 2. Set food in microwave safe dish. 3. Place roasts fat-side down.
Place whole poultry breast-side down. 4. Select power and minimum time so that items will be under- defrosted. Ounces Hundredths of a Pound Tenths of a Pound 0 1 – 2 3 – 4 5 6 – 7 8 9 – 10 11 – 12 13 14 – 15 .01 – .05 .06 – .15 .16 – .25 .26 – .35 .36 – .45 .46 – .55 .56 – .65 .66 – .75 .76 – .85 .86 – .95 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 frost. FOOD DEFROST TIME at P3 mins (per lb) DURING DEFROSTING AFTER DEFROSTING Standing Time Rinse (cold water) Fish and Seafood [up to 3 lbs. (1.4 kg)] Crabmeat 6 Break apart/Rearrange 5 min.
YES Fish Steaks 5 to 6 Turn over Fish Fillets 5 to 6 Turn over/Rearrange/Shield ends Sea Scallops 5 to 6 Break apart/Remove defrosted pieces Whole fish 5 to 6 Turn over Meat Ground Meat 4 to 5 Turn over/Remove defrosted portion/Shield edges 10 min. NO Roasts [2½-4 lbs. (1.1-1.8 kg)] 4 to 8 Turn over/Shield ends and defrosted surface 30 min. in refrig. Chops/Steak 6 to 8 Turn over/Rearrange/Shield ends and defrosted surface 5 min.
Ribs/T-bone 6 to 8 Turn over/Rearrange/Shield ends and defrosted surface Stew Meat 4 to 8 Break apart/Rearrange/ Remove defrosted pieces Liver (thinly sliced) 4 to 6 Drain liquid/Turn over/ Separate pieces Bacon (sliced) 4 Turn over ---- Poultry Chicken, Whole [up to 3 lbs. (1.4 kg)] 4 to 6 Turn over 20 min. in refrig. YES Cutlets 4 to 6 Break apart/Turn over/ Remove defrosted Pieces 5 min. Pieces 4 to 6 Break apart/Turn over/Shield 10 min. Cornish hens 6 to 8 Turn over/Shield Turkey Breast [5-6 lbs. (2.3-2.7 kg)] 6 Turn over/Shield 20 min. in refrig.