My breasts are frozen

[mkopc167]

I got a dozen breasts two weeks ago and froze them in batches of two. I took two breasts out yesterday morning and put them in the fridge to defrost but I've checked this morning and they are still frozen. Aside from turning the fridge up(!), what can I do with them now?
Ta
Mike

[Pints]

Leave them in water. It should get them to thaw.

[Pints]

And next time, try to remember a thread topic

[mkopc167]

Pints said:

Leave them in water. It should get them to thaw.

In the fridge? Will they still be ok to cook having being in the fridge since yesterday morning?

Bloody iPhone lobbed the title off.

Edited by mkopc167 on Wednesday 15th December 10:51

[Simpo Two]

mkopc167 said:

In the fridge? Will they still be ok to cook having being in the fridge since yesterday morning?

Well you did say they were still frozen...


Chuck 'em in hot water for about 10 mins until they go bendy. That's how I defrost steaks and I'm still alive

[Pints]

mkopc167 said:

Pints said:

Leave them in water. It should get them to thaw.

In the fridge? Will they still be ok to cook having being in the fridge since yesterday morning?

Bloody iPhone lobbed the title off.

Edited by mkopc167 on Wednesday 15th December 10:51

Of course they'll be ok. And on the off chance you wake up dead tomorrow, do let us know.

[sherman]

Fling them in the microwave for 10 minutes on defrost setting. Check on them after 5 mins to make sure they are not starting to cook.

Its perfectly safe to leave frozen chicken out on the table/ counter top over night to defrost.

[whitechief]

Bowl of room temp water will have them defrosted pretty quick.

[mrmr96]

said:

My breasts are frozen

Wear a thicker jumper?

/coat.

[Shaw Tarse]

Put them in a heavy based frying pan no heat & they will defrost quicker.

[ritmo]

sherman said:

Its perfectly safe to leave frozen chicken out on the table/ counter top over night to defrost.

unless you have a dog

[johnnywgk]

Wont be long before this is moved to the new porn section, for regulars only.

If it does, can you send me a link.

[grumbledoak]

Best way to defrost something quickly is in a freezer bag in a bowl of 'cold tap' temperature water. No risk of it part-cooking or bacteria growing that way; you'll only be bringing it up to fridge-ish temperatures quickly.

[Scraggles]

tend to put frozen food into the microwave at say 5 mins at 50% power, it soon defrosts and allows me to use the item to cook with or spread out and cook on full power

[grumbledoak]

Scraggles said:

tend to put frozen food into the microwave at say 5 mins at 50% power, it soon defrosts and allows me to use the item to cook with or spread out and cook on full power

The problem with that is that microwaves don't penetrate that far in ice, so you cook the outside before the centre is even defrosted*. Not too bad for soup, but useless for meat.

• Jam doughnuts are the exception. By the time the outside is room temperature the jam is the temperature of molten lava!

[sherman]

ritmo said:

sherman said:

Its perfectly safe to leave frozen chicken out on the table/ counter top over night to defrost.

unless you have a dog

We have two black Labradors and do this thing called "keep them in the utility room at night"

Edited by sherman on Thursday 16th December 00:09

[Bullett]

My cat once ate an entire steak I was defrosting on the surface overnight. Fat bd.

I now put stuff in the oven or microwave overnight.

[Simpo Two]

Bullett said:

My cat once ate an entire steak I was defrosting on the surface overnight. Fat bd.

Have you checked it's not one of these?

[Bullett]

Nope, it's one of these.



And my chickens have beaten both of them up already.