I freeze my lunches and I don't defrost them in the microwave. I just put
the container on my desk and, by lunchtime, the contents are mostly thawed
and are still cold enough that I don't worry about spoilage.

Dave

"Dave" > wrote in message
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> I am hoping that by canning instead of
> feezing, a) I don't have to defrost something for five minutes in the
> microwave