Thawing Pork: Don't Fall for the Myth of 10 Minutes – Users Say They've Been Fooled for Too Long
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During this special period, I believe that many households have stocked up on meat in their refrigerators, and the meat bought back is usually put in the freezer for preservation. When it's time to eat, it's taken out of the freezer and thawed. My family is the same – recently, I saw some tips online for thawing pork. Some say it can be done in three minutes, and others say it takes ten minutes to thaw pork. I tried it and was completely surprised. Let's take a look at the results I personally tested.
According to the online instructions, Lei Xiao-chef prepared salt and vinegar to thaw the meat.
And he brought a timer, set the time to ten minutes, a basin was filled with half a basin of water, two spoonfuls of salt and four spoonfuls of vinegar were poured in, and the meat was put into the basin. He was expecting a miracle to happen.
Ten minutes passed, and no miracle happened. The meat was still hard and unyielding, so he had to reset the timer to see how long the meat actually takes to thaw. The meat in the basin below was in this state for an hour.
An hour later, although two pieces of meat had completely thawed on the surface, it was still hard to squeeze, and there was still frost on the surface of the meat. So, those who claim that adding salt and vinegar and ten minutes can thaw meat completely, I think it's greatly exaggerated. Let's try it and you'll know, just like with cold water thawing, adding or not adding doesn't make a difference. Although after the snow, people sprinkle salt on the roads to thaw, but it's industrial salt, I think there is a difference.
This is the 90-minute state, the meat is completely thawed. When squeezed, it's soft.
I suggest that if you want to thaw meat, if you don't have a hurry, it's better to take it out of the freezer the night before and put it in the refrigerator to thaw naturally. Or you can thaw it in cold water, you don't need to add salt and vinegar. If you need it urgently, you can use a microwave to thaw it. Many household ovens now have thawing functions, which can be completed in about ten minutes, it's really fast.
Don't believe that it takes just 10 minutes to thaw pork. It's simply impossible. If you have quick and effective ways to thaw pork, welcome to leave a message below to Lei Xiao-chef. Everyone takes care of themselves during this special period, and I wish everyone peace and happiness.
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