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Recently bought some meat in bulk and put some in the freezer for obvious reasons. Now I took out about 4 pork chops to thaw. How long does it take to thaw them from a frozen state? And are there safe methods to accelerate it?

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I let them soak in hot water until they get floppy. There may be a better way but this works fine for me

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Put it in the fridge for 48 hours.

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Where are the important questions, like, whose meat?

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Place them in cool water. Should take about an hour to an hour and a half.

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Smackems posted...

I let them soak in hot water until they get floppy. There may be a better way but this works fine for me

This is how you get sick lol use cold water and change it out every 20-30 minutes. Depending on the meat it can take a few hours.

Or you can just put it in the fridge over night and it should be good by dinner time.
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So, when you say soak in water, do you mean put the meat in plastic bags? And fill the sink with water?

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Smashingpmkns posted...

This is how you get sick lol use cold water and change it out every 20-30 minutes. Depending on the meat it can take a few hours.

Or you can just put it in the fridge over night and it should be good by dinner time.

It's never made me sick

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Running cold water. Don't let it sit

Smackems posted...

It's never made me sick

Oh okay, so keep doing it

PowerOats posted...

Running cold water. Don't let it sit

Like, put them in bags and put them under running water? Or just the meat?

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Hippocrates posted...

Oh okay, so keep doing it

K

I'll let y'all know if I die

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Put meat in sink, turn cold tap on over freezer bag and let it run over the meat until defrosted. Leaving it in still water will still take a while

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Smackems posted...

It's never made me sick

Using hot water to thaw meat quickly can create bacteria. And as someone else said it can cook the outside prematurely.
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Smashingpmkns posted...

Using hot water to thaw meat quickly can create bacteria. And as someone else said it can cook the outside prematurely.

But if I'm cooking it anyway doesn't that kill the bacteria?

And I always thoroughly check to see if my meat is cooked. Helps that I like my food a bit overcooked and dry

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Smashingpmkns posted...

Using hot water to thaw meat quickly can create bacteria. And as someone else said it can cook the outside prematurely.

Huh. I've been doing this for years and never had any problems. Still gonna switch to cold water though

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Pork chops were a success.

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