Do you thaw or soak to defrost frozen chicken?
By peachpurple
@peachpurple (13882)
Malaysia
July 3, 2017 1:42am CST
My mother-in-law always soak the frozen chicken parts in a bowl of tap water in order to defrost it.
However, I remembered reading some articles that recommend to thaw the frozen chicken by taking it out from the freezer,place on the table to allow 30min or 1 hour time to defrost it.
She said it is very troublesome to do that.
What do you usually do to defrost frozen chicken?
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8 responses
@Letranknight2015 (51470)
• Philippines
3 Jul 17
Well, we just leave it until the ice has gotten melt or just defrost it in the microwave.
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@peachpurple (13882)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
yes, I leave it out of the fridge if I have time. I don`t use the microwave oven to defrost. How long it took to defrost naturally?
@peachpurple (13882)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
My mother in law does that. I will do the same if I ran out of time
@LadyDuck (455029)
• Switzerland
3 Jul 17
@peachpurple It's safer, chicken is sensitive to develop bacteria.
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
I do the same as your MIL does, mostly because lack of time.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
@peachpurple Not sure about that, I haven't noticed any major difference in taste.
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@peachpurple (13882)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
Yeah, she said when time is not enough, soaking frozen chicken helps to defrost faster but taste will change, does it?
@peachpurple (13882)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
yeah, my microwave oven also has the deftost option but it is not good option. I think soaking in water is safer.
@shaynas (5488)
• India
4 Jul 17
@peachpurple Yeah, even i don't prefer MW much for defrosting. I use it on rare occasions.
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
3 Jul 17
it's always better to defrost it by either leaving in the refrigerator or leave it outside in normal temperature
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@JohnRoberts (109865)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jul 17
Always set out chicken and allow it to defrost naturally. Then place in fridge until use.
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