How Long to Leave Steaks Out Before Cooking (Home Cook\u2019s Guide)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nDefrosting Raw Steak Safely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As with fresh steak, you can’t leave frozen steak out on the countertop for more than two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is best to thaw the steak in the refrigerator. This will take longer than other methods but thaws the meat evenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want to speed up the process, consider using a cold water bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is where you place the meat in cold water. (I use my sink with the stopper.) The water has to be cold – never use lukewarm or warm water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, make sure that the steak is in airtight wrapping. The meat shouldn’t make contact with the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let the steak sit in the cold water bath for half an hour. Then throw out the water and refill the bath with more cold water. Continue to do this every half an hour until the steak is fully defrosted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This should take up to 2 hours, depending on the size of the steak. One hour in the cold water bath per pound of meat is a general rule of thumb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you defrost a steak using the cold water method, cook it once its thawed – you can\u2019t store it overnight in the fridge or freeze it after this. Cooked leftovers that were defrosted with the cold water method can be stored in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Small cuts of steak can also be defrosted in the microwave, but I\u2019d advise against it. Some spots may start cooking. Microwave defrosting is uneven, and steak is expensive. In my opinion, it\u2019s better to defrost in the fridge or in water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wrapping It Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
So there you have it – you know how long steak can sit out at room temperature. Steak can sit out for 2 hours at normal temperatures and 1 hour if it\u2019s hotter than 90\u00b0F. It\u2019s best to refrigerate steaks (and all meats) until you\u2019re ready to cook them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use this information wisely to ensure that you and your family will always be safe when eating steak!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Raw steak can sit for up to two hours at room temperature unless the temperature is above 90\u00b0F – then, it can only be left out for an hour. As a professional chef, I have been well-coached in food safety. If you want to know how long your meat is good for, I\u2019m the person […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4321"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4321"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18163,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4321\/revisions\/18163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4321"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=4321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}