Cooking WWYD

joyfullyfound

I was going to make chicken for dinner, but I forgot to take it out of the freezer until 10:00-ish. It's now 2:30, and there isn't enough time for it to defrost by itself before I'll want to cook it at 4:00. I'm craving the chicken tonight, but I don't want to ruin it in the microwave. 

WWYD -

1) Defrost the chicken in the microwave. If so, how? Really low, right? I've never had it work out well.... what do you do that works? 

2) Move to dinner option #2, and come back to the chicken on Wednesday.  

sometimesalwayschaotic

Could you put thaw it in a pan of water?

Arnegard

hheyderh:

Could you put thaw it in a pan of water?

This. 

joyfullyfound

Arnegard:

hheyderh:

Could you put thaw it in a pan of water?

This. 

.... whaaa? How? 

notkateanymore

hheyderh:

Could you put thaw it in a pan of water?

I've been known to do this or running water.  

Arnegard

KateMW:

hheyderh:

Could you put thaw it in a pan of water?

I've been known to do this or running water.  

Just put the chicken in a bowl of warm water.

barnwife

Arnegard:

KateMW:

hheyderh:

Could you put thaw it in a pan of water?

I've been known to do this or running water.  

Just put the chicken in a bowl of warm water.

The running water is actually a better option (per food safety training at various restaurants). 

joyfullyfound

Arnegard:

KateMW:

hheyderh:

Could you put thaw it in a pan of water?

I've been known to do this or running water.  

Just put the chicken in a bowl of warm water.

Huh. Done! 

Ballet513

It's actually better/faster if you use cold water instead of warm.

joyfullyfound

So, everyone knew about the water trick except me? 

Perfect :P  

MomIn2013

I do this all the time, works for any kind of meat, basically anything frozen (breast milk too!)

vettymama

I use cold running water to defrost most everything.