Specifications

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ADVICE FOR DEFROSTING
Meat joints
Poultry
Steak, Chops
& Chicken
Portions
Cubed &
Minced Meat
Whole Fish
& Fillets
Prepacked
Frozen Foods
Place in a flan dish, turn over at least 4-5 times
during defrosting, shield any warm areas with
small, flat pieces of foil. After defrosting, wrap in
foil and allow meat to stand for 60-90 minutes,
until thoroughly defrosted.
Place in a flan dish, turn over at least 3-4 times
during defrosting, shield any warm areas with
small, pieces of foil. After defrosting, wrap in foil
and allow poultry to stand for 60-90 minutes, until
thoroughly defrosted.
NOTE: Do not defrost poultry with giblets.
Place in a flan dish, separate during defrosting
and turn over at least 2-3 times. Shield if
necessary.
Place in a bowl, stir or turn over at least 3-4 times
during defrosting, remove defrosted parts each
time.
For frozen blocks of meat see ‘Minced Beef’ in the
charts in the cook book.
Place in a flan dish, separate during defrosting
and turn over at least twice. Shield if necessary.
Remove packaging, including any foil and place
in a suitable dish.
NOTES:
• To defrost food, use either 30% (MEDIUM LOW/DEFROST) or 10% (LOW) microwave power.
• Shield warm areas with small pieces of foil if necessary.
• It is important to turn food over, separate (where appropriate) and rearrange to ensure even defrosting.
• Standing time is necessary to ensure thorough defrosting.
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