meat defrosting tip: saves time and doesn't need microwave

[colorwheel]

i keep uncooked meat frozen in one-meal and two-meal amounts, and defrosting it is sometimes a bit of a challenge, because if i don't remember (or don't know) to take it out the night before and put it in the fridge, there was only the microwave defrost option, which sometimes started to cook it at the edges, or changed the texture in ways i disliked. and then i remembered an old tip from a best friend i used to live with!

take meat out of freezer and, leaving it still inside its sealed zipper-bag, insert it into a bowl of cold water. leave it out on the counter or even in the fridge -- it defrosts MUCH faster than simply being in the fridge (i don't know why) and ends up as regular raw meat, ready for cooking, not needing any microwave.

Comments

[technoshaman]

Water has a much higher specific heat than air... in un-technical terms, even cool water has a lot more heat in it than the cold meat, and heat really wants to go where it ain't.

Thanks for the reminder!

[colorwheel]

wow, you know things! thanks for explaining. :)