Defrosting chicken

Bongedone

Psykicpup wrote: »

I've done a similar thing with the trivet, after seeing an expensive cast iron ridged tray being sold for single purpose - ie defrosting
It actually worked very very well I was most impressed - its abit like the fins on a motorbike engine or the heatsink on a PC - it spreads the heat/cold away from the hot/cold item, as far as I understand it

Thats how I found out about it. I bought a JML griddle and it mentioned using it to defrost. Don't have it now as I have an electric hob, but the frying pan does the same job.

zippychick

right i have two frozen chickens to defrost overnight. The butcher told me to put them in cold water overnight. DO i keep them in the bags or take them out? Sorry! im full of silly questions today

rach

Zippy I don't think it would really matter. I'd just leave them out on a tray/plate myself.

valk_scot

I defrost things by putting them on a metal plate or baking tray then placing that on top of a wire cooking rack. The metal conducts the cold away from the frozen stuff and because air can circulate underneath, the items defrost more quickly. Works even better if you do this in a warm place.

Bronnie

.............or slice them up to speed defrosting, if it works in the recipe or use the defrost programme in the microwave, although I only like to do this if I'm going to be cooking them immediately.

frugalsar

I took my Frozen Chicken out yesterday afternoon and put it in the fridge to defrost and its not! I think my fridge must be too cold! I need to start cooking in about an hour - how can I defrost it quick? I don't have a microwave! help!!! Thanks in advance!

McKneff

Put it in a bowl and cover it with cold water, shouldnt take long really, I dont understand why it didnt defrost really.
Maybe you shuld have taken it out this morning

MyRubyRed

McKneff wrote: »

Put it in a bowl and cover it with cold water, shouldnt take long really, I dont understand why it didnt defrost really.
Maybe you shuld have taken it out this morning

McKneff... I did plead for cookery lessons a while ago:o

MrsBartolozzi

Don't panic!
I'd take it out of the packaging and open it up so that the water is able to go into the middle of the chicken (I'm assuming it's a whole one). It won't take long. Use cold water from the tap, but if it's still pretty solid you could add some hotter water so that the water is maybe room temperature - not warm/hot, but just not cold if you understand.

hex2

Do you have a electric fan oven? If so, unwrap the bird, cut off and remove any string/elastic holding it together, put it on a drip tray over a tray and then put it in the oven. Switch your oven so the fan is on but the heating element isn't on - the lowest setting essentially so it isn't heating up but the air is circulating. My old fan oven had a sepcific setting for this.