I've Beeen Doing It Wrong All These Years!

[Caran]

I wonder how we are still alive.
Just watched Greg Wallaces In the Factory. This was set in a frozen fish factory. They were talking about defrosting food. They say the rule is to defrost it in the fridge always.
I usually leave it on the worktop over night or if get something out in the morning I will unpack it, put it on a plate and put it on the table in the conservatory.
I was horrified when they showed Petri dishes with bacteria in that included ecoli from defrosted food. I will now do it correctly. I was really shocked.

[rowanwitch]

Fish and meat in the fridge if there is room everything else in the coolest place I can find. Size is less important than being able to do it slowly and effectively.

[derek-33]

tiggerblue10
if you weigh your food and set the time for that weight on defrost it wont go hard round the edges,don't just "bung" it in on normal mode for a few mins.