On Thu, 01 Jan 2015 10:32:00 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Thu, 1 Jan 2015 09:50:46 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote:
>
>> My new year's resolution is to know every morning what I will make for supper. We'll see how long THAT lasts - ha. No more rooting in the freezer at 3 pm and hoping for an inspiration.
>
>That's why I like to buy fresh with mix & match in mind, but when I
>need to root around in the freezer, my granite counter is *great* for
>the last minute thawing. For instance, a one pound chub of Italian
>sausage was usable in an hour yesterday (I made sausage soup for
>dinner).

My cast-iron kitchen sink does the defrosting job really fast.
Janet US