Freezing & Defrosting Food
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You will discover it is much more efficient and cost effective
to buy your foods in bulk. However, in order to preserve
their freshness, foods must be frozen. Unfortunately, many
people cook foods directly after taking it out of the freezer.
This practice can greatly affect the taste of the food and can
be hazardous to your health.
If you want to properly reap the benefits of buying your food
in bulk or buying ahead of time, you must take a bit of extra
consideration when planning meals. For example, if Tuesday is
pork chop and apple sauce night, take the pork chops out of
the freezer and place them in the fridge before you attend work
or school. When you arrive home, the chops will be ready for
the grill or pan. This extensive defrosting gives you the most terrific
chance to fully cook the food. Food defrosted properly before
cooking also tends to taste better after cooking.
Keep in mind that most cooking surfaces cook from the outside
of any food to the inside. When you take food right from the
freezer, you run the huge risk of undercooking. Undercooking
food leaves you and whoever eats what you cook at risk for
diseases and bacteria (as well as a miserable meal). It is not
uncommon to find people who had tried to cook frozen chicken
on the grill, only to find the chicken still pink on the inside.
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Even if you're preparing something as simple as frozen macaroni
and cheese, it is best that you enable some defrosting time
before you cook it in the oven. This little extra effort can
assure you that your food will be well cooked on the inside
as well as the out.
The safest way to defrost a thoroughly frozen food item is to
place it in the fridge for 8 to then hours. However,
sometimes time or preoccupation does not allow for such diligent
planning. It is safe to thaw your frozen food item at room
temperature if you pay careful attention to the time the frozen
food is exposed. Never let your frozen food sit out past the
defrosting point. Also, be wary of any liquids from the melting
food by placing the food on a safe, containable surface.
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