GE 164D2966P212 Microwave Oven User Manual


 
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.) 7 to 9 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.) 3 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes
after defrosting.
Franks (1 lb.) 3 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 6 to 8 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over
per lb. after half the time and shield warm areas with foil.
When finished, separate pieces and let stand to
complete defrosting.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer
16 to 20 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over
cut up (2
1
/
2
to 3 lbs.) after half the time. When finished, separate pieces and
microwave 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary. Let stand
to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole
18 to 22 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time,
(2
1
/
2
to 3 lbs.) 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 8 to 14 min. Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn
per lb. over after half the time. Run cool water in the cavity
until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.) 6 to 10 min. Place unwrapped breast in dish breast-side-down.
per lb. 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.
Food Time Comments
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Defrosting Guide