"sarah bennett" > wrote in message
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> Doug Kanter wrote:
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>>>Doug Kanter wrote:
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>>>>"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>>>>>"Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>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.
>>>>>
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>>>>Yeah...that defroster thing was a stroke of genius for the people
>>>>selling it! Almost bought one, but at the time, I also needed a big
>>>>pancake griddle, and ended up buying a thick aluminum one whose label
>>>>included the reminder that it could be used for defrosting. Either way,
>>>>the idea works nicely, especially with a teenager in the house who
>>>>doesn't know until 4:30 in the afternoon whether he'll be around for
>>>>dinner, or if he's hanging with friends. :-) "Dad...just defrost a pork
>>>>chop for me. If I don't eat it, what's the big deal?" Me: "Got $4.00?"
>>>>Him: "Oh....". :-)
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>>>am I the only one who waits to buy certain cuts of meat until they go on
>>>sale?
>>>the only thing i would pay that much a pound for is a good cut of steak,
>>>on sale.
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>> How much per pound did I pay?
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> Well, how big were the chops?

Thanks! I was in the mood to deflate something, and you were convenient.
How's the wine?