| Heating Time from Frozen to 1°F (0.5°C) Less Than the Water Bath’s Temperature | |||||||
| Thickness | Inches | Slab-like | Cylinder-like | Sphere-like | |||
| 5 mm | 0.2 | 7 min | 7 min | 6 min | |||
| 10 mm | 0.4 | 30 min | 17 min | 12 min | |||
| 15 mm | 0.6 | 50 min | 30 min | 20 min | |||
| 20 mm | 0.8 | 1¼ hr | 40 min | 30 min | |||
| 25 mm | 1.0 | 1¾ hr | 55 min | 40 min | |||
| 30 mm | 1.2 | 2¼ hr | 1¼ hr | 55 min | |||
| 35 mm | 1.4 | 3 hr | 1½ hr | 1¼ hr | |||
| 40 mm | 1.6 | 3½ hr | 2 hr | 1½ hr | |||
| 45 mm | 1.8 | 4½ hr | 2½ hr | 1¾ hr | |||
| 50 mm | 2.0 | 5¼ hr | 2¾ hr | 2 hr | |||
| 55 mm | 2.2 | 6¼ hr | 3¼ hr | 2½ hr | |||
| 60 mm | 2.4 | 7¼ hr | 4 hr | 2¾ hr | |||
| 65 mm | 2.6 | 8¼ hr | 4½ hr | 3¼ hr | |||
| 70 mm | 2.8 | — | 5 hr | 3¾ hr | |||
| 75 mm | 3.0 | — | 5¾ hr | 4¼ hr | |||
| 80 mm | 3.1 | — | 6½ hr | 4¾ hr | |||
| 85 mm | 3.3 | — | 7¼ hr | 5¼ hr | |||
| 90 mm | 3.5 | — | 8 hr | 5¾ hr | |||
| 95 mm | 3.7 | — | 8¾ hr | 6¼ hr | |||
| 100 mm | 3.9 | — | — | 7 hr | |||
| 105 mm | 4.1 | — | — | 7½ hr | |||
| 110 mm | 4.3 | — | — | 8¼ hr | |||
| 115 mm | 4.5 | — | — | 9 hr | |||