Many recipes start with the directive to thaw meat overnight in the refrigerator, which is all well and good if you're a planner. Some of us, however, are more spontaneous in our dinner prep — how am ...

If you've decided on a lark to make dinner that requires some meat you previously stashed in the freezer, what can you do to get it thawed quickly enough to eat? You don't want to leave it out on the ...

We tested five methods for defrosting ground beef to find the best way to do it quickly and safely. Flat-packing ground beef before freezing will make for quicker thawing. Thawing in the microwave is ...

Picture this: you come home after a long day. You're craving a homemade feast, only to realize that your main ingredient is still frozen solid. Suddenly, you’re in a race against the clock to salvage ...

Defrosting meat can be a tricky business. If you've ever forgotten to remove chicken from the freezer the night before, you may be wondering if you can just pop it into your microwave, push that ...

This is the best time to defrost chicken, so it's ready in time for dinner, depending on whether you can plan in advance or need to make a quick chicken dinner.

Most of us have felt the panic of forgetting to take meat out of the freezer in time for dinner. In most cases, we end up impatiently for the meat to defrost, cooking something else entirely, or ...

In an ideal world, we’d remember to put our frozen beef or chicken in the fridge to defrost the night before we need it. Of course, life often gets in the way and that doesn’t always happen, so ...