News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The World's Deadliest Thing. Parent comment

Re:The World's Deadliest Thing by namdnay on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @04:18AM (#29315985)
defrosting under warm water takes about 5 minutes, if you cook it immediately it's perfectly safe
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The World's Deadliest Thing by bambax on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @04:26AM (#29316029)
Very much depends on what you're defrosting. A piece of meat frozeon at -20C will not defrost in 5 minutes under warm water.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The World's Deadliest Thing by mnw21cam on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @05:26AM (#29316291)
It mostly depends on how large (or rather how thick) the chunk is. If you're talking about wafer-thin slices of salmon, then it'll defrost in about 30 seconds in cold water, even if it was frozen at -20C. If you're talking about a whole large turkey, then it'll probably take more than a day.
[ Parent | on HN ]