How to Thaw Beef

Published on Monday, March 10, 2008, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

How to Thaw Beef

The more juice that escapes during defrosting, the less juice that goes in your mouth.

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  • Um, this video seems to say how much to thaw beef, not how to do it. And, incompletely thawed ANYTHING will cook too much on the outside before being sufficiently heated in the center.

    Besides, the amount beef will weep when thawed depends upon how quickly it was frozen, and how large the ice crystals grew during the freezing process. Quick freezing equals smaller crystals, minimal cell wall...+READ

    Um, this video seems to say how much to thaw beef, not how to do it. And, incompletely thawed ANYTHING will cook too much on the outside before being sufficiently heated in the center.

    Besides, the amount beef will weep when thawed depends upon how quickly it was frozen, and how large the ice crystals grew during the freezing process. Quick freezing equals smaller crystals, minimal cell wall penetration, and therefore less weepage.

    This video is largely useless.-COLLAPSE