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> wrote:

> Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > Dimitri wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I know the "best" way to defrost a frozen bird is to temper in the fridge
> >>for several days. This year space in both fridges, inside and the overflow
> >>one in the garage is at a premium.
> >>
> >>I was just think about dropping the frozen bird into the Coleman cooler,
> >>closing the lid and checking ii a few times a day.
> >>
> >>What do you think of this?
> >>
> >>Should work of dangerous?
>
> Fine if monitored.
>
> > It wouldn't be much different from putting it in the fridge. It might take a
> > few days to thaw, depending of course on the size of the bird. I usually let
> > frozen birds sit out on the counter for a while It takes at least half a day
> > before the outside gets anywhere near thawing. We usually get fresh turkeys
> > from our butcher. It costs a little more, but they have been great, and
> > avoids
> > the defrost dilemma.
>
> <http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Turkey-Thanks.html>
> <http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Thaw-counter.html>
> <http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Turkey.html>
>
> Surprising stuff in these scientific papers.

Paranoids. Listening to them, it's a wonder any of us survived to
adulthood.

-Frank

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