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Thawing Food on Counter
Posted on 9/6/21 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 9/6/21 at 12:26 pm
My girlfriend's aunt thaws meat - steaks, pork loin, ribs, etc. - on the counter all night (for 5-7 hours at a time) to the point where the food is lukewarm before she cooks it.
I've mentioned to her several times how unsafe this is and she simply responds with that's how she always done it. The worst part is that she is feeding it to my kid.
Am I dick for not eating it? What else can I do besides throwing the stuff away before she cooks it?
I've mentioned to her several times how unsafe this is and she simply responds with that's how she always done it. The worst part is that she is feeding it to my kid.
Am I dick for not eating it? What else can I do besides throwing the stuff away before she cooks it?
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Posted on 9/6/21 at 1:06 pm to norman handshake
No need to leave it out all night, put it in the fridge when you go to bed, pull it back out in the morning if needed. But sometimes we forget. It's fine, we cook it.
Posted on 9/6/21 at 2:10 pm to norman handshake
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to the point where the food is lukewarm before she cooks it.
Luke warm? How hot is it in her house?
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I've mentioned to her several times how unsafe this is and she simply responds with that's how she always done it. The worst part is that she is feeding it to my kid.
Mind your own business and let her cook the way she wants. If you don’t want your
Kid eating it, say so.
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Am I dick for not eating it? What else can I do besides throwing the stuff away before she cooks it?
No you’re not a dick, but you come off as a huge pussy. Especially if you throw out her groceries. That’s such a Bitch move I’m wondering if you are trolling.
Posted on 9/6/21 at 3:04 pm to tigerinthebueche
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No you’re not a dick, but you come off as a huge pussy. Especially if you throw out her groceries. That’s such a Bitch move I’m wondering if you are trolling.
+1
Posted on 9/6/21 at 5:36 pm to calcotron
quote:Still be frozen in my fridge. Even on 41, especially in the back. I won't go to lukewarm, but will thaw things on the counter.
No need to leave it out all night, put it in the fridge when you go to bed, pull it back out in the morning if needed
Posted on 9/6/21 at 5:46 pm to norman handshake
give her a defrosting tray
Posted on 9/6/21 at 5:52 pm to norman handshake
A frozen pork loin is “lukewarm” in 5-7 hours?
Posted on 9/6/21 at 6:04 pm to GeauxTigersLee
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Still be frozen in my fridge. Even on 41, especially in the back. I won't go to lukewarm, but will thaw things on the counter.
Yeah, For big things I usually thaw for 2 days in the fridge or I take it out night before and let it spend an hour or so on the counter (still very cold to the touch) and put it in the fridge before bed.
Posted on 9/6/21 at 8:01 pm to LouisianaLady
I have a pork tenderloin on my counter now 
but I will put it in the fridge before bed hopefully. If I forget and it is still cold game on.
but I will put it in the fridge before bed hopefully. If I forget and it is still cold game on.
Posted on 9/6/21 at 9:57 pm to madamsquirrel
I’ve left all sorts of meat out overnight. Sometimes 10-12 hours before I start cooking it. I’m 40 years old and still kicking.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 12:52 pm to norman handshake
I thaw frozen foods by moving them into the refrigerator but thawing them in the sink under cold running water is another way to go. I wouldn’t thaw anything with any mass by leaving it out on the counter but it wouldn’t freak me out if someone else did that.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:04 pm to Treacherous Cretin
Not a huge fan of leaving anything smaller than a big slab of meat out overnight. Almost always go fridge overnight and then counter in the morning. So by dinner it should be fine (if it wasn’t already from the fridge).
Posted on 9/7/21 at 2:31 pm to norman handshake
There are only two acceptable ways to thaw food in the restaurant world
In the cooler or completely submerged in cool water with a drip running from the faucet.
In the cooler or completely submerged in cool water with a drip running from the faucet.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 4:39 pm to Treacherous Cretin
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I thaw frozen foods by moving them into the refrigerator but thawing them in the sink under cold running water is another way to go. I wouldn’t thaw anything with any mass by leaving it out on the counter but it wouldn’t freak me out if someone else did that.
I do the cold water thing most often as well, but that's because I'm doing last minute thawing in those situations.
If I plan ahead, it is almost always the fridge. I just leave it on the counter next to the fridge for about an hour before it goes in if it's only the night before I need it, because it's very common for things to still be frozen solid if I don't.
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