Ya know Tab's trick to defrost food from the freezer?

[hippywife]

I needed to soften some butter so I can get some of my baking done tonight since we're having company for dinner tomorrow. All my butter was hard as a rock in the fridge and was gonna take forever to soften coz it just ain't all that warm today.

So, I was washing my stainless sauce pan and got to thinking, I bet that trick would soften my butter faster. So I flipped it over on the counter and, voila! Softened butter in no time flat. :thumbsup:

[Mojorabbit]

1. I missed the trick for defrosting

would you mind reposting it?

[pengillian101]

2. Ya know Tab's trick to defrost food from the freezer?

Nope. Spill it.

[Duer 157099]

3. Put it on a thick piece of metal

it conducts the cold away from the food

I've got those thawing trays and they really do work. It's just a piece of very heavy metal. Cast iron would probably work well.

[susanna]

5. It works beautifully. I've used stainless and cast iron; both are good in a pinch! n/t

[wryter2000]

6. Yup

I heard the same thing from America's Test Kitchen or Cooks Illustrated. I can't remember which.

[Vinca]

4. What a timely post. I need to thaw some ground beef

to make moussaka. Thanks!