"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
> >
> > Try making a thinner shape out of it before freezing it so it doesn't
take
> > so long to thaw. And, stand up the frozen chunk in a bowl so air can
> > circulate around it.
>
> My wife makes it into a doughnut shape with hole in the center.
>
Now that you mention it, I see the "higher quality" ground beef in the
butcher case at the supermarket shaped like that.

> Better than the bowl, put it in a heavy aluminum or cast iron skillet
> Defrosts much faster that way. Turn it over after 15 minutes or so.
> Remember the fancy $20 defroster thing they sold on TV a few years back?
> Same idea.
>
I don't remember the defroster thing. Do you know what it is about putting
it in a skillet that affects defrosting time?

Jill