Helpful Tip - Thawing Meat Quickly
Do you have a frozen pound of hamburger and you need to thaw it in less than an hour? You don't want to use the microwave because you don't like the way it half cooks the meat? I have a tip for you!
Teflon Coated Aluminum!! Yes, a common ordinary teflon coated aluminum pan. Use a thick pan, not thin. The aluminum is a conductor of heat.
So here is what you do. Heat up tap water. Rinse the pan with hot water. Place your hamburger onto the teflon pan. Wait 10-15 minutes and repeat, flipping the hamburger to thaw the second side. Repeat the process until thawing is complete. To speed up the process, remove meat as it thaws. However; if you have 30 minutes to an hour, let it sit and flip it once, no need to monitor.
When the hamburger thaws, it is as fresh as if you bought it that day. No cooked bits, no wasted parts.
This idea comes from the Miracle Thaw, which was sold in the 70's. I still have my mom's and I use it all the time. But my brilliant husband enlightened me the other night that it is simply a teflon coated aluminum. So we did a conductor test. You can do it too!
To find your best pan, pull out your teflon coated aluminum pans. If you don't know which are teflon coated, this test will work too, no worries! Put them on a flat surface and place an ice cube in the center of each one. The pan that melts the ice the fastest wins!
Note: on some pans you are able to use the inside or outside of the pan, so if you need more space for a roast or such, that is something to consider.
Happy thawing!
Teflon Coated Aluminum!! Yes, a common ordinary teflon coated aluminum pan. Use a thick pan, not thin. The aluminum is a conductor of heat.
So here is what you do. Heat up tap water. Rinse the pan with hot water. Place your hamburger onto the teflon pan. Wait 10-15 minutes and repeat, flipping the hamburger to thaw the second side. Repeat the process until thawing is complete. To speed up the process, remove meat as it thaws. However; if you have 30 minutes to an hour, let it sit and flip it once, no need to monitor.
When the hamburger thaws, it is as fresh as if you bought it that day. No cooked bits, no wasted parts.
This idea comes from the Miracle Thaw, which was sold in the 70's. I still have my mom's and I use it all the time. But my brilliant husband enlightened me the other night that it is simply a teflon coated aluminum. So we did a conductor test. You can do it too!
To find your best pan, pull out your teflon coated aluminum pans. If you don't know which are teflon coated, this test will work too, no worries! Put them on a flat surface and place an ice cube in the center of each one. The pan that melts the ice the fastest wins!
Note: on some pans you are able to use the inside or outside of the pan, so if you need more space for a roast or such, that is something to consider.
Happy thawing!
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