Hi, I'm not that organised!! I know I should be letting food defrost in the fridge but with everything else going on I hadn't really given it a second thought...will now! I usually just mic it, put it in for 1min + see how it's going, then another 1min give it a stir then 30secs another stir and another 30 secs. Guess depends how big the serve is for how long it'll take but once you get used to it you'll know how many 'blasts' in the mic and for how long....just keep stirring, just keep stirring (Nemo!!)