if you need to defrost a small amount of chicken just steam it. This new
wve oven we have has instructions for "from frozen" and "when thawed"
covers chicken pork and beef not sure about fish or turkey, Lee

"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 7 Jun 2011 11:33:59 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> > wrote:
>
>>This article in the NY Times says it is perfectly safe to thaw meats
>>in hot water.
>>
>>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/di...-cook.html?hpw
>>
>>I hate it when I've forgotten to put something in the freezer down in
>>the refrigerator to thaw out and I've nothing to cook for dinner.
>>This article gives me hope it may not be a bad deal to go ahead and
>>thaw in hot water.
>
> The article mentions" steaks or other compact meats." I never defrost
> frozen steaks or chops before I make them. I just broil or grill them
> frozen. Never had a problem in this household, that prefers its beef
> medium rare.
>
> This idea may come in handy for chicken, though, which is one food I
> do thaw thoroughly before cooking. Still, it is rare that I defrost
> that small an amount of chicken. More likely it is several lbs at a
> time in a lump.
>
> Boron