We recently upgraded our kitchen countertops from laminate to granite and i ve noticed that frozen foods defrost very fast on granite.
Marble thawing slab meat.
After thawing ground meat poultry and seafood should keep well in the refrigerator for an extra day or two while red meat beef pork lamb and steak stays good for 3 to 5 more days.
When i place a bag of lunch meat on the counter the bottom of it feels room temperature after just a minute or so of sitting there while.
Made to draw cold away from food for a faster natural thaw.
Change the water every 30 minutes as the meat continues to thaw.
Place the wrapped meat in a large bowl and fill with cold water.
Defrost food in less time.
Why is that we know granite isn t everyone s cup of tea around here but it does have a remarkable ability.
Using a defrosting tray drastically reduces the time it takes to thaw frozen foods when compared to using a refrigerator.
A 1 pound package of meat can thaw in an hour or less.
The tray ensures that all parts of the food defrost at.
Provides even thawing of food sometimes when defrosting meat you may notice that part of a cut will be fully thawed while other parts are semi frozen or even still solid from time in the freezer.
By the time we prepped our ingredients for the soup we were making the ones sitting on our granite countertops were almost fully liquid while one bag that was on the edge of the stovetop was still frozen solid.
This applies to any cold items.
These bags were full of hard blocks of frozen homemade chicken stock.
The quick ez defrosting tray s unique metal properties quickly thaw frozen food without resorting to using hot water or the microwave.
With a defrosting tray this is no longer something with which you must concern yourself.
The bottom always thaws first so i have to flip over the food to get it to thaw evenly.