Defrosting chicken!

Stinky · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:51

Hi all

I forgot to take the chicken breast out the freezer last night to defrost In the fridge

And I might have also forgot this morning now I'm not home so will need to defrost them later quickly! What's the best wY for me to do this?!

Stupid question I know lol

Paul11 · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:52

microwave

or soak it in a bag in luke warm water

Participant · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:53

Stinky said:
Hi all

I forgot to take the chicken breast out the freezer last night to defrost In the fridge

And I might have also forgot this morning now I'm not home so will need to defrost them later quickly! What's the best wY for me to do this?!

Stupid question I know lol

Buy some more on the way home and eat that chicken another day.

Water warm enough to defrost it in time for dinner will make the outside gross.

Raymond Lin · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:53

water is my choice.

Microwave tends to end up cooking bits of it....

jamief · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:54

Fill the sink to the brim with cold water and immerse it. It'll thaw in no time. Don't defrost using warm water.

Participant · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:56

jamief said:
Fill the sink to the brim with cold water and immerse it. It'll thaw in no time. Don't defrost using warm water.

Say he gets home at 5.30 and eats dinner at 7.30...I'm not sure they'll be defrosted in 2 hours using that method.

Sp00n · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:56

cold water is also my choice.

Participant · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:58

Sp00n said:
then he should have taken them out of the freezer this morning

Sp00n · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:58

Dutch Guy · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:59

I would buy another one, defrosting quickly messus up the meat

Snooble · 27 Jan 2011 at 13:01

Buy another.. or overcook at a low temp - finish by grilling.

Mr-White · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:04

Get take-out, have chicken tomorrow

MW

ash_scotland88 · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:09

Part defrost, cut with an extra sharp knife and pan fry it/wok it....well it's what I do at uni and home.

SiriusB · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:28

jamief said:
Fill the sink to the brim with cold water and immerse it.

And behold a wet floor!

Just buy some fresh chicken tonight and use the frozen chicken another day. Simple, guaranteed results and you can have chicken twice in a week!

Cosimo · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:32

Cook something else and defrost tomorrow.

Clum · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:16

On a plate in the oven with just the fan on, no heat. Doesn't seem to damage the meat at all this way. Had a ribeye last night that went from frozen solid to thawed in 25mins (left it another 30 to come to room temp before cooking), and was still really tender.

Efour · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:17

Zippo lighter

meghatronic · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:23

Rectally.

Delvis · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:24

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18231897

2StepSteve · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:35

Do you have a soldering iron?

Insert it up the chickens backside for a few hours.