In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Tue 27 Dec 2005 08:12:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> OmManiPadmeOmelet?
>
> > In article >,
> > Philip Adams > wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:35:51 +1300, Peter Huebner
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Never had a microwave, until we were given one by a customer loyalty
> >> >scheme a few months ago. So I am pretty inexperienced when it comes to
> >> >anything beyond reheating a cup of coffee in that gadget.
> >> >
> >> >I've tried defrosting pork, sausages and ground beef a few times and
> >> >my results are pretty abysmal. I used the built in defrosting program
> >> >where you set the weight, then press start. Alas, I find that usually
> >> >the meat is still part- frozen in the centre, yet already partly
> >> >cooked on the outside by the time the cycle ends. This is hopeless;
> >> >it ruins the food.
> >> >
> >> >Any tips? (think I'll go back to defrosting under the running cold tap
> >> >in the meantime - but sometimes it would be convenient to do it more
> >> >quickly).
> >> >
> >> >-P.
> >>
> >>
> >> I have had great success thawing in mine. I pull the meat out of the
> >> freezer in the morning, put it in the microwave, and when I come home
> >> in the evening it is usually defrosted.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > <lol> I see I'm not the only one that does this......
> >
> > So far, I've seen no comments about using room temp. thawing.
> > I've never, ever had a problem with it.
> >
> > Cheers!
>
> The object of thawing in the microwave may be that of a last minute or spur
> of the moment decision to thaw something, where leaving it "anywhere" is
> out of the question. I'm lucky that my microwave does a very nearly
> perfect job of defrosting. However, when I know in the morning that I want
> a particular thing defrosted for that night, I put the item in a large
> insulated lunch carryall, along with one of those blue ice blocks, and it's
> perfectly thawed by the time I get home, but still nice and cold.

And it protects it from curious kitties. ;-)

That's the reason I do my room temp. thawing in the microwave......
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Om.

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