I left it out all night in the sink (about 6 hours), and when I woke up, most of its blood had leaked into the sink, and it still feels frozen in some parts. What am I doing wrong?
>>21779987Is it vacuum sealed? did you submerge it in water? I would've just let it thaw on the bottom shelf of the fridge.
>>21779987Opting to continue living.
>what am I doing wrongNot defrosting in the fridge.
>>21780026I think it is sealed, I mean, it was wrapped up when I bought it. And no, I didn't want to waste any water. And I wanted to eat it today, so I didn't have time to put it in the fridge.
>>21780031You're supposed to submerge your wrapped meat, put it in a ziploc bag if it's not watertight, in cold water if you're going to thaw it at room temperature.
>>21780040Why? What is the difference? Isn't the water cold?
>>21779987>What am I doing wrong?Ya dun goofed when you tried to cook a steak in the fuckin FREEZER, sonhttps://youtu.be/f6C0vxAvJsA
>>21780048All the tasty juice leaks out
>>21780048Proper thawing methods, such as thawing in the refrigerator or using cold water, help prevent the growth of harmful bacteria and maintain the quality of the meat.
>>21780058>in 6 hoursGo home you're drunk
>>21780058I still don't get it, but I did read that this might be okay if I cook it thoroughly.
>>21780058>Proper thawing methodsDude, this. 1) Place on a plate, in the fridge, cook when thawed to your satisfaction.2) Cool water bath, hopefully flowing water. I'd leave the tap on a drizzle.3) Defrost setting in microwave, actual time based on weight of the meat.
>>21780076You asked why your steak wasn't thawing, and I gave you standard thawing instructions. I'm no scientist, I don't know why you need to submerge frozen meat in water, maybe heat transfer works better in water than air.
>>21780083As a fluid, water transfers heat differently from a solid. Imagine touching a cube, the side you touched gets warm, and the side you don't touch doesn't, right? Now imagine that cube becomes a fluid, the "wall" you are touching is now moving, sinking into itself and around your hand. Eventually, your hand has touched all the "sides" of this fluid cube.
>>21780090Thanks for the explanation, so it's because of more surface area contact.
>>21780090Addendum: I misspoke. It didn't transfer heat differently from a solid. What I should have said was that, by nature, a fluid can conduct heat more efficiently than a solid because it has the ability for its molecules to move more freely and the heat to transfer eventually throughout. The heat still transfers by touch regardless of the state of matter.>>21780095To put it simply, because language was not my forte, yes.
