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Quick hamburger question

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So H was responsible for taking out the meat yesterday to thaw for the grill-out today. Clearly he forgot to take out hamburger (even though he remembered the hot dogs?)

Anyway. How can I quick-thaw it? If I can't do it safely, I'll either run to the grocery store or just tell people we only have hot dogs and brats. ;)
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Re: Quick hamburger question

  • celticmysscelticmyss member
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    Personally I'd make sure it's sealed in a  baggie or something and then submerge it in bowl with a trickle of cool running water. 
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    It is in a Ziploc bag, so I think I'll just do that. :)
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  • NebbNebb member
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    We thaw everything with submerging it in a bag in warm/hot water. We've never gotten sick, its safe. The water doesnt stay hot for very long because the food is frozen and it ends up being luke warm.
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    Yeah. I'm not too worried about the safety part, since they'll be going on a fire-hot grill ;) But I wanted to make sure I didn't screw up the taste/texture of the beef either.  

    Oh- in my Googling, it says it's actually quicker/more effective to use cool water, not hot?
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  • NebbNebb member
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    I think its pretty quick either way, but I doubt it matters.
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  • brandichamberlainbrandichamberlain
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    I've noticed that the hot water just gets cold really fast anyway so maybe it just becomes less effective to do it that way?
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  • cheeseandricecheeseandrice member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_quick-hamburger-question?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:2700824b-df52-47d7-aaf4-0f26ad76f085Post:0f382a8b-f5d6-448b-b391-861a756e5255">Re: Quick hamburger question</a>:
    [QUOTE]I think its pretty quick either way, but I doubt it matters.
    Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

    <div>Yeah. Mine's all thawed already :)</div><div>
    </div><div>I thought that was interesting about cool water working better though. I wonder why. (But I'm too lazy to Google more now.)</div>
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  • NebbNebb member
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    I like to think the short period of extra heat in the water helps speed things up. I thaw shrimp in cold water though lol
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