On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:39:18 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Another thread prompted this: Put a pound of ground beef inside a
> 1-quart freezer bag, pat it flat to fill the bag, removing as much air
> as possible. Seal, label bag, and freeze flat. Thaws at room temp
> fast, and even faster if you submerge the sealed bag in a container of
> cool-warm water.

I've always frozen flat to facilitate thawing. You mean some people
(not including you) are just figuring this out?

-sw