How quickly to thaw meat?
For once, every housewife had a case when it was necessary to cook meat, and it was not possible to unfreeze it beforehand. In such situations it is very useful to know how to quickly defrost the meat.
There are several simple ways to do this. Consider them.
Microwave oven
The easiest and quickest way is to put the frozen meat in the microwave oven and set the "defrost" mode. Time is set according to the size of a piece of meat.
Saucepot with water
Meat can be simply lowered into a pan with warm water and after 10-15 minutes you can start cooking. However, in this way the product loses useful substances, taste and its juiciness.
Plastic bag
Drop a piece of meat into a plastic bag,tightly tie it and put it under the flow of warm water from the tap. Minus this method - the package needs to be rotated periodically, so that the content is evenly thawed.
Warm air
- Meat should be cut into several pieces, put them on a baking tray and blow it out from afar or just leave it near an open window or a warm battery.
- A piece of frozen meat can be put in a cold oven and without setting the temperature simply turn on the "fan" mode. To make the meat not weather-beaten, it should be covered with wet gauze.
Other ways to defrost are found in the article How to Defrost Meat.
You should know that each type of meat has its own characteristics, so how to unfreeze the bird, you will learn here: How to unfreeze a chicken.
Good housewives will also be helpful to know how to unfreeze fish.
