Frozen Chicken ??

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I have a 6 pound frozen chicken that I forgot to take out
yesterday to

defrost.

Quoted message said:

I wanted to make it for dinner tonight, is there any thing
I can go to quickly defrost it short of putting it in the
microwave. (My microwave is horrible at defrosting)

I wouldn't use any microwave for fully defrosting whole
poultry, I sometimes use the defrost cycle for a few minutes
to give it a start and then finish defrosting in the fridge.

Try this: Fill your sink with *cold* tap water and submerge
the chicken in its plastic bag *intact* (do not open bag).
Change water about every 40 minutes. If it's still morning
where you are the chicken should be defrosted in time to
cook for dinner (doesn't matter is there's still a bit of
ice in the cavity, just be sure to remove the giblets and
wash well under cold running water).

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Quoted message said:

I have a 6 pound frozen chicken that I forgot to take out
yesterday to

defrost.

Quoted message said:

I wanted to make it for dinner tonight, is there any thing
I can go to

quickly

Quoted message said:

defrost it short of putting it in the microwave. (My
microwave is

horrible at

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defrosting) Thank you, ~Kat

"The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the
cheese."

Like Sheldon said - defrost in a sink of water.

Dimitri

Jarkat2002 said:

I have a 6 pound frozen chicken that I forgot to take out
yesterday to defrost. I wanted to make it for dinner
tonight, is there any thing I can go to quickly defrost it
short of putting it in the microwave. (My microwave is
horrible at defrosting) Thank you, ~Kat

without putting it in the microwave, no... abandon the
chicken for tonight... do something else instead and have
that chicken tomorrow.

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Quoted message said:

I have a 6 pound frozen chicken that I forgot to take out
yesterday to defrost. I wanted to make it for dinner
tonight, is there any thing I can go to quickly defrost it
short of putting it in the microwave. (My microwave is
horrible at defrosting) Thank you, ~Kat

Put it in a pan of cold water and either change the water
every 15 minutes to a half hour or put the chicken on a rack
in the kitchen sink and let a continuous stream of water run
over the chicken until it's thawed.

Jarkat2002 said:

I have a 6 pound frozen chicken that I forgot to take out
yesterday to defrost. I wanted to make it for dinner
tonight, is there any thing I can go to quickly defrost it
short of putting it in the microwave. (My microwave is
horrible at defrosting) Thank you, ~Kat

"The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the
cheese."

I've cooked several frozen turkeys in an electric roaster
without thawing them first. Just rinse them enough first to
thaw the skin a little. It actually works pretty well. You
have to check on them every hour or so with a meat
thermometer.

So if you were planning on roasting the chicken (how else
would you cook a chicken that big?), just unwrap it, rinse
it, and stick it in a roasting pan in the oven. Cover
loosely with foil for the first 2 hours and let it thaw as
it cooks. When you take the foil off, you can extract the
neck and the "goodie bag"

Bob

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I have a 6 pound frozen chicken that I forgot to take out
yesterday to

defrost.

Quoted message said:

I wanted to make it for dinner tonight, is there any thing
I can go to quickly defrost it short of putting it in the
microwave. (My microwave is horrible at defrosting)

I wouldn't use any microwave for fully defrosting whole
poultry, I sometimes use the defrost cycle for a few
minutes to give it a start and then finish defrosting in
the fridge.

Try this: Fill your sink with *cold* tap water and
submerge the chicken in its plastic bag *intact* (do
not open bag). Change water about every 40 minutes. If
it's still morning where you are the chicken should be
defrosted in time to cook for dinner (doesn't matter
is there's still a bit of ice in the cavity, just be
sure to remove the giblets and wash well under cold
running water).

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Yep. Try the cold water method. I'd never thaw it in the
microwave. If it is not thawed by dinner time, throw it back
in the fridge and have it the next day. A bird that big
usually takes at least 2 days to thaw in my refrigerator. If
I want it for Sunday, I begin thawing in the fridge on
Thursday. If it's still a bit frozen, I'll use the cold
water method to thaw it the rest of the way.

Michael
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December 12, 1968

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Quoted message said:

I have a 6 pound frozen chicken that I forgot to take out
yesterday to

defrost.

Quoted message said:

I wanted to make it for dinner tonight, is there any
thing I can go to quickly defrost it short of putting it
in the microwave. (My microwave is horrible at
defrosting)

I wouldn't use any microwave for fully defrosting whole
poultry, I sometimes use the defrost cycle for a few
minutes to give it a start and then finish defrosting in
the fridge.

Try this: Fill your sink with *cold* tap water and
submerge the chicken in its plastic bag *intact* (do
not open bag). Change water about every 40 minutes. If
it's still morning where you are the chicken should be
defrosted in time to cook for dinner (doesn't matter
is there's still a bit of ice in the cavity, just be
sure to remove the giblets and wash well under cold
running water).

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Yep. Try the cold water method. I'd never thaw it in the
microwave. If it is not thawed by dinner time, throw it
back in the fridge and have it the next day. A bird that
big usually takes at least 2 days to thaw in my
refrigerator. If I want it for Sunday, I begin thawing in
the fridge on Thursday. If it's still a bit frozen, I'll
use the cold water method to thaw it the rest of the way.

Or check out a little Ph.D food science and do it on the
counter. Seriously.

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There are things I don't fully agree with in this paper, but
it explains a lot about what happens and some alternatives.

Pastorio

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>I have a 6 pound frozen chicken that I forgot to take
>out yesterday to

defrost.

>I wanted to make it for dinner tonight, is there any
>thing I can go to quickly defrost it short of putting it
>in the microwave. (My microwave is horrible at
>defrosting)

I wouldn't use any microwave for fully defrosting whole
poultry, I sometimes use the defrost cycle for a few
minutes to give it a start and then finish defrosting in
the fridge.

Try this: Fill your sink with *cold* tap water and
submerge the chicken in its plastic bag *intact* (do not
open bag). Change water about every 40 minutes. If it's
still morning where you are the chicken should be
defrosted in time to cook for dinner (doesn't matter is
there's still a bit of ice in the cavity, just be sure to
remove the giblets and wash well under cold running
water).

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Yep. Try the cold water method. I'd never thaw it in the
microwave. If it is not thawed by dinner time, throw it
back in the fridge and have it the next day. A bird that
big usually takes at least 2 days to thaw in my
refrigerator. If I want it for Sunday, I begin thawing in
the fridge on Thursday. If it's still a bit frozen, I'll
use the cold water method to thaw it the rest of the way.

Or check out a little Ph.D food science and do it on the
counter. Seriously.

hi-tm.comTurkey Thanks.htmlOpen ↗

There are things I don't fully agree with in this paper,
but it explains a lot about what happens and some
alternatives.

Pastorio

Interesting. Especially the part about not washing the
chicken or turkey before popping it into the oven.

Michael
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Deathbed statement...

"Codeine . . . bourbon." ~~Tallulah Bankhead, actress, d.
December 12, 1968

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Or check out a little Ph.D food science and do it on the
counter. Seriously.

hi-tm.comTurkey Thanks.htmlOpen ↗

There are things I don't fully agree with in this paper,
but it explains a lot about what happens and some
alternatives.

Pastorio

Interesting. Especially the part about not washing the
chicken or turkey before popping it into the oven.

Michael

Why not buy a fresh (not frozen) turkey? That's the only
kind I buy.

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Or check out a little Ph.D food science and do it on the
counter. Seriously.

hi-tm.comTurkey Thanks.htmlOpen ↗

There are things I don't fully agree with in this paper,
but it explains a lot about what happens and some
alternatives.

Pastorio

Interesting. Especially the part about not washing the
chicken or turkey before popping it into the oven.

Michael

Why not buy a fresh (not frozen) turkey? That's the only
kind I buy.

I usually buy fresh turkey but chicken is another story.
Sometimes there are some really good sales on roasting
hens and I'll buy several and freeze them. Usually they
are in the 4-6 pound range. About once a year I'll buy a
turkey breast to serve. I usually buy it frozen and have
to thaw it out.

Michael

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Deathbed statement...

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December 12, 1968

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Or check out a little Ph.D food science and do it on the
counter. Seriously.

hi-tm.comTurkey Thanks.htmlOpen ↗

There are things I don't fully agree with in this paper,
but it explains a lot about what happens and some
alternatives.

Pastorio

Interesting. Especially the part about not washing the
chicken or turkey before popping it into the oven.
Michael

Why not buy a fresh (not frozen) turkey? That's the only
kind I buy.

Because frozen are 58 cents per pound.

-bob

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Why not buy a fresh (not frozen) turkey? That's the only
kind I buy.

I buy frozen chickens and turkeys because I like to get my
meat shopping for the week done in one swoop. And it makes
it easier than hunting for fresh birds in various
supermarkets. Also it isn't every week I'll cook a whole
bird or that they'll be on sale.

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Why not buy a fresh (not frozen) turkey? That's the only
kind I buy.

I buy frozen chickens and turkeys because I like to get my
meat shopping for the week done in one swoop. And it makes
it easier than hunting for fresh birds in various
supermarkets. Also it isn't every week I'll cook a whole
bird or that they'll be on sale.

Chickens I'll buy frozen. When it comes to turkey, I usually
buy fresh and can usually find it, almost always at
Straub's. The turkey breast I'll buy frozen. I don't like
thawing a whole turkey. It takes forever.

Michael
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Deathbed statement...

"Codeine . . . bourbon." ~~Tallulah Bankhead, actress, d.
December 12, 1968

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Put it in a pan of cold water and either change the water
every 15 minutes to a half hour or put the chicken on a
rack in the kitchen sink and let a continuous stream of
water run over the chicken until it's thawed.

That should be a continuous stream of COLD water.