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make-your-own baby food: thawing cubes?

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How do you thaw your baby food cubes after freezing them?
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  • IrishBrideNDIrishBrideND member

    I take the cubes out of the freezer the night before and put them in the fridge (in a bowl). Then an hour or so before I feed her, I put it on the counter to get it to room temp.

     

    If I need to, I use the defrost mode on the microwave, but I try not to.

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  • misscharlotte04misscharlotte04 member
    I don't have an answer to your question...but I do love your new siggy pic!
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  • amykins1283amykins1283 member
    I have a few ceramic ramekins that I thaw them in in the microwave.  It doesn't hurt them and I only do it long enough to soften them up so that I can stir it and mash to thaw the rest of the icy chunks.

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  • MCMoo23MCMoo23

    I do the same as Irish.

    I just started to make baby food again with Lucy, and I have taken the cubes out the night before and let them thaw in a bowl in the fridge. Then I'll usually let them get to room temp on the counter for a half hour or so before I use them.  

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  • SassyPantiesSassyPanties

    I microwave them. 

    Easy peasy

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  • CalMum_MommaCalMum_Momma
    Thanks ladies! We made carrots tonight. Having them for breakfast tomorrow. Avocados went ok, but they make DS gassy.
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    imagemisscharlotte04:
    I don't have an answer to your question...but I do love your new siggy pic!

    TY!

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  • sddriggssddriggs
    imagekatiemarie86:
    imageamykins1283:
    I have a few ceramic ramekins that I thaw them in in the microwave.  It doesn't hurt them and I only do it long enough to soften them up so that I can stir it and mash to thaw the rest of the icy chunks.
    This for us too. I try to take them out the night before, but that doesn't always happen.
    If I forget to take them out the night before, I put them in a closed container in hot water. It takes a little bit longer than the microwave but I feel more comfortable doing it that way.
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  • StrawberryAlarmClockStrawberryAlarmClock member
    I put them in a plastic cup and drop them in the bottle warmer.
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  • SassyPantiesSassyPanties

    imagesddriggs:
    imagekatiemarie86:
    imageamykins1283:
    I have a few ceramic ramekins that I thaw them in in the microwave.  It doesn't hurt them and I only do it long enough to soften them up so that I can stir it and mash to thaw the rest of the icy chunks.
    This for us too. I try to take them out the night before, but that doesn't always happen.
    If I forget to take them out the night before, I put them in a closed container in hot water. It takes a little bit longer than the microwave but I feel more comfortable doing it that way.

    Why?  What is the concern with the microwave?

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  • IrishBrideNDIrishBrideND member
    imageSassy_Panties:

    imagesddriggs:
    imagekatiemarie86:
    imageamykins1283:
    I have a few ceramic ramekins that I thaw them in in the microwave.  It doesn't hurt them and I only do it long enough to soften them up so that I can stir it and mash to thaw the rest of the icy chunks.
    This for us too. I try to take them out the night before, but that doesn't always happen.
    If I forget to take them out the night before, I put them in a closed container in hot water. It takes a little bit longer than the microwave but I feel more comfortable doing it that way.

    Why?  What is the concern with the microwave?

    because it unevenly heats things, you can have a random pocket of VERY hot food. So when I use the microwave, I make sure to stir it and let it sit awhile.

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  • sddriggssddriggs
    imageIrishBrideND:
    imageSassy_Panties:

    imagesddriggs:
    imagekatiemarie86:
    imageamykins1283:
    I have a few ceramic ramekins that I thaw them in in the microwave.  It doesn't hurt them and I only do it long enough to soften them up so that I can stir it and mash to thaw the rest of the icy chunks.
    This for us too. I try to take them out the night before, but that doesn't always happen.
    If I forget to take them out the night before, I put them in a closed container in hot water. It takes a little bit longer than the microwave but I feel more comfortable doing it that way.

    Why?  What is the concern with the microwave?

    because it unevenly heats things, you can have a random pocket of VERY hot food. So when I use the microwave, I make sure to stir it and let it sit awhile.

    Just one of those silly OCD things I have. As long as you stir them good, you should be fine.
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  • carrotcake06carrotcake06 member
    Microwave, stir, stick my finger in it to feel for hotspots, serve :). I also have hypercolor spoons that turn colors when the food is too hot.
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  • brooksidebridebrooksidebride member
    Microwave for 10-15 seconds, then stir really good to make sure there are no hotspots.
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