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Forget to defrost your dinner meat? This simple hack can save you some precious time quickly and safely.

These techniques are designed to get your food ready for cooking in a short time. Often, we find ourselves in a hurry, wishing the food could defrost faster. Whether you forgot to take the meat out of ...

Flat-packing ground beef before freezing will make for quicker thawing. Thawing in the microwave is the fastest method, but requires you to flip and rotate the beef as it thaws, as well as cook it ...

Adam Rothbarth was the former Food & Kitchen Writer for VICE's shopping page, Rec Room, and contributes to Chicago Magazine, Eater, and more. Most of the time, shortcuts can be great. No time to slice ...

Plus, which foods you should completely avoid refreezing.

Dear Heloise: I know you are not supposed to put meat on the counter to thaw. So what is the best method for defrosting frozen meats in the microwave? — Lydia W. in Seattle You are correct, and this ...

Most of us have felt the panic of forgetting to take meat out of the freezer in time for dinner. In most cases, we end up impatiently for the meat to defrost, cooking something else entirely, or ...