DEFROSTING CHART (continued)
Food
Chicken’
Broiler-fryer, cut up
Cornish Hens’
Duckling’
Whole
Fish and Seafood
Fish Fillets
Lobster Tails
Scallops
Shirmp
Amount
(Weight, Size)
2% to 3 pounds
1%
to 2 pounds
(2 whole)
1 (1% pounds)
2 (1% pounds
each)
5 pounds
1 pound block
2 pounds
(2 l-pound blocks)
1 (6 ounces)
12 ounces
1 pound
12 ounces
1 pound
Defrosting Method
Set Quick Defrost for 11:00 minutes.
AHer 690 minutes of defrosting, separate
the pieces.
Set Quick Defrost for 7:00 minutes,
turning once. Separate pieces before
standing time.
Place poultry breast down. Set Quick
Defrost for 6:00 minutes. After 3:00
minutes of defrosting, turn hen, breast
up.
Place hens breast down. Set Quick
Defrost for 10:00 minutes. After 5:00
minutes of defrosting, turn hens, breast
up.
Remove duckling from package; place
breast down. Set Quick Defrost for 20:00
minutes. After 10:00 minutes of
defrosting, turn breast up.
Leave fish in packaging. Set Quick
Defrost for 4:30 minutes, turning fish
over once. Separate fillets before
standing time, if possible. Some fish
varieties require up to 20 minutes total
standing time to separate.
Leave fish in packaging. Set Quick
Defrost for 9:00 minutes, turning fish
over once. Separate fillets before
standing time, if possible. Some fish
varieties require up to 20 minutes total
standing time to separate.
Set Quick Defrost for 2:30 minutes.
Set Quick Defrost for 2:00 minutes. After
1:00 minute of defrosting, separate.
Set Quick Defrost for 3:00 minutes. After
130 minutes of defrosting, separate.
Set Quick Defrost for 3:00 minutes.
Set Quick Defrost for 4:30 minutes.
Standing Time
After Defrosting
5 minutes
5 minutes
Place in bowl of cool
water for 10 to 15
minutes; remove giblets
before using.
Place in bowl of cool
water for 10 to 15
minutes; remove giblets
before using.
Run cool water into
cavity till giblets can be
removed. Let stand 10
more minutes before
using.
5 minutes
5 minutes
* Poultry and pork must be completely defrosted before cooking.
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