On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:36:17 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> wrote:

>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......


Mine too, that door keeps out the cats.