How Many Chicken Breasts in a Pound (No More Guessing!)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nQuestionable Methods to Defrost Chicken Quickly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In the interest of being of thorough, I’m going to walk you through some other methods of thawing chicken quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Counter Thawing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
For a long time, this was one of the top ways to thaw out frozen chicken. Depending on the ambient temperature of the kitchen, this can also be a relatively quick way of thawing chicken. Here’s the problem, though:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leaving the frozen chicken out on the counter puts it at greater risk of microbes. Not to mention, there is a good chance that the room temperature will encourage the breeding of bacteria. Thus, it is best not to take this risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Refrigerator Thawing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This is yet another popular defrosting method. The great thing about this option is that a cold temperature is maintained throughout the defrosting process. As a result, there is almost no chance for bacteria to grow and develop here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The only downside is that this can take a while. Most chicken parts can take several hours to defrost while a larger bird may actually take days. At the very least, it may need to be kept in the refrigerator overnight. Thus, this method doesn’t work unless you are pre-planning your meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defrosting in a Microwave<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I will go on the record and say that this is my least favorite defrosting method. When you defrost chicken in a microwave, there is too much chance that you will end up cooking the thinner parts, while the thicker areas will remain frozen solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, if you really are short on time, you can use the defrost setting on your microwave. Just make sure to place the raw meat in a microwave safe bowl. Make sure to heat the meat in short bursts and to keep checking it constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t let the chicken heat up for longer than necessary. Stop microwaving the moment that it feels done. You should also watch if any parts of your chicken breast are turning white. This means that the meat is starting to cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Using a Defrosting Tray<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This is a method that is gaining momentum, but I can’t say that I am a fan. It isn’t that the defrosting tray doesn’t work. Rather, it just isn’t as effective as most companies claim they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the most, it may shave off half an hour from the overall defrosting time, but it is most likely not going to give you the results that you are hoping for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is what you need to know if you wish to grill or cook frozen chicken. Clearly, it isn’t a great idea, but you can still make it work for you if you want. And, now, you know just how to do this too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Technically you can grill frozen chicken without thawing, but this is rarely advisable. As someone who has been in the restaurant industry for a while, I’m my friends first call when they are staring at a rock solid bird wondering, “can you grill frozen chicken”? So, I’ve had a fair amount of practice breaking down […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453"}],"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=453"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5123,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453\/revisions\/5123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}