How to thaw steak quickly and correctly?

Five methods for quick thawing of steak;

1: Cold air thawing

In fact, cold air thawing is to slowly thaw the purchased frozen steak together with the packaging bag in the freezer. It usually takes about 12-24 hours, and the central temperature of meat will reach 0 degrees. Although this method takes a long time, the loss of gravy is relatively small, and it only needs to be taken out of the freezer 24 hours before eating.

2. Thawing with running water

Thawing with running water is to put frozen meat together with the original packaging bag or sealed plastic bag, and then soak it in clear water for one night. It is recommended to change the water intermittently. The running water thawing method is faster than the cold air thawing method. The application of plastic bags and slow thawing technology can effectively prevent the loss of gravy and prevent meat from being contaminated by bacteria in clean water.

3: Thaw in the microwave oven

The advantage of microwave thawing is that it takes a short time and is generally used in western food stores. It usually only takes a few minutes. The advanced microwave oven also has its own defrosting function, which is convenient and fast. The principle is that the water molecules in frozen meat vibrate and rub through microwaves, thus generating heat to raise the temperature of frozen meat, so as to achieve the purpose of thawing from the outside to the inside. The disadvantage of microwave thawing is that the heating time should be carefully controlled, otherwise excessive heating will make some frozen meat cooked.

4: Thawing plate thaws

The thawing plate is made of special synthetic metal, which has super thermal conductivity and heat, and can realize high-speed heat exchange, so that the frozen food can achieve the fastest natural thawing effect, without electricity and water consumption, effectively saving time and maintaining the original taste and nutrition of the food. But the price is on the high side, and the average family will not adopt this method.

5. Thawing of cold brine

First put the frozen meat in the refrigerator 1-2 hours, and the steak begins to soften, then drain the salt water and thaw it completely. Salt water can accelerate the melting of ice without breeding bacteria. This is the same as sprinkling salt on the road to thaw when it snows heavily in winter.