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Quick Method to Defrost Frozen Foods
Gerry Atrick > wrote in
: > I'm a bachelor and unlike most women, I am not very organized with > cooking. When I finish my days work I want something to eat and want > it fast. That usually means some tv dinners or a frozen pizza or lots > of instant mashed potatoes in the microwave coated with ketchup. > > But there are times I really want something more. I am not a good > cook, but I can make a hamburger or something like that. The problem > is that I live in a rural area and the stores are not open late. I > have to get my food in advance. If I buy some ground beef or > something like that, it ends up sitting in the fridge. Some days I > work late, other days I am too tired to cook when I get home, often I > will stop at a fast food place on my way home from work, or get > invited to a friends house to eat. The next thing I have forgotten > about tis ground beef and it's gone bad in the fridge. > > After far too many instances like that, I now toss all meats in the > freezer. But that seems to be where they permanently "live". I know > it takes a full day to thaw out something like that, and then I am > often back to the same issues. I take it out of the freezer, forget > about it, and once again I have bad meat. > > Is there any way to defrost frozen meat quickly. Can I do it in the > microwave, the oven, or anywhere else? I want it to defrost in under > an hour if there is a way. Can anyone please help.... > > Thanks > > Gerry > Freeze single portions of whatever meat in ziplock bags. Place in a sink of cool-tepid water. If it's ground beef (mince) slap the meat flat inside the bag (before you seal it!!). Makes storage easier, and makes defrosting quicker. -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia 'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran' http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml |
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