Owner's Manual
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USING YOUR OVEN
About the features
Defrosting Guide
Food Time  Comments
Breads, Cakes 
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) 1/4 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.) 2 to 4 min. Rearrange after half of time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) 6 to 9 min.
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) 3 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after first half of 
time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
(10-oz. package)
1 to 5 min.
Meat 
Bacon (1 lb.) 2 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after 
defrosting.
Franks (1 lb.) 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.
Ground meat (1 lb.) 4 to 6 min. Turn meat over after first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork 9 to 12 min. 
per lb.
Use power level Warm (1).
Steaks, chops and cutlets 4 to 8 min. 
per lb.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half 
of time and shield warm areas with foil. After second half of time, 
separate pieces with table knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.
Poultry 
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up 
(2
1
¼2 to 3 lbs.)
14 to 19 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.
Chicken, whole (2
1
¼2 to 3 lbs.) 20 to 24 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After first half of time, unwrap 
and turn chicken over. Shield warm areas with foil. To complete 
defrosting, run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed.
Cornish hen 7 to 12 min. 
per lb.
Place unwrapped hen in oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first 
half of time. Run cool water in cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.) 3 to 8 min. 
per lb.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. 
After first half 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.










