Defrosting Suggestions For Meats - Furrion FMCM15-BL Manuel D'instructions

Operation
directly from a true freezer). If the food has been stored in a refrigerator-freezer that does
not maintain a temperature of 5° F or below, always program a lower food weight or lower
cook time to prevent cooking the food.
● If the frozen food is stored outside the freezer for up to 20 minutes, enter a reduced cook
time or weight.
● The shape of the package will alter the defrosting time. Shallow rectangular food packets
defrost more quickly than a deep frozen block of food.
● Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated frozen pieces of food defrost better.
● Shield warm areas of food with small pieces of foil if they start to become warm.
● You may use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield food items like chicken wings, leg tips
and fish tails, but do not allow the foil to touch the oven cavity walls when defrosting.

Defrosting suggestions for meats

For best results, please read these suggestions when defrosting meats.
Meat
Roast beef or pork
Steaks, chops or
fish
Ground meat
Whole chicken
Chicken pieces
15
Normal amount
Start with the food placed fat side down. After each stage, turn
2.5 to 6 lbs.
the food over and shield any warm portions with narrow strips of
(40 to 96 oz.)
aluminum foil. Let stand, covered for 15-30 minutes.
After each stage, rearrange the food. If there are any warm or
thawed portions of food, shield them with narrow flat pieces of
0.5 to 3 lbs.
aluminum foil.
(8 to 48 oz.)
Remove any pieces of food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand,
covered for about 5 to 10 minutes.
0.5 to 3 lbs. After each stage, remove any pieces of food that are nearly defrosted.
(8 to 48 oz.) Let stand, covered with foil for 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove giblets before freezing poultry. Start defrosting with the
breast side down. After the 1st stage, turn the chicken over and
2.5 to 6 lbs. shield any warm portions with narrow strips of aluminum foil. After
(40 to 96 oz.) the 2nd stage, again shield any warm portions with narrow strips
of aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30 to 60 minutes in the
refrigerator.
0.5 to 3 lbs. After each stage, rearrange or remove any pieces of food that are
(8 to 48 oz.) nearly defrosted. Let stand for 10-20 minutes.
Suggestions