The Best Way to Freeze and Defrost Food
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- Опубликовано: 24 сен 2016
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Freezers are great for long-term storage, but they're only useful when you can defrost food quickly with minimal loss of quality. So what's the secret? The key for better quality frozen food is to minimize the time it takes for your food to freeze and defrost, which means freezing flat to maximize surface area to volume ratio. 
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Would Han still have hibernation sickness after using this method? Asking for a friend...
These are very useful tips, especially the one about using an aluminum baking sheet or pan to accelerate the defrosting process. Thank you, Kenji! Stay safe and take care of the family.
3:44 u have the best channel on this site
Frozen Han Solo Easter egg at the end was awesome! 😂
Gotta leave a comment for that aluminum baking sheet trick, that’s amazing!
i like captain solo where he is
i do the same with my ground meats but use a chopstick and press down to divide it into 3x3 sections so it's easier to take off portions at a time. Since breaking it apart while frozen is pretty difficult, instead of refreezing after defrosting it.
Very helpful, as always! Didn't know the regular ziplocks are air-permeable!! thats new info to me.
I've watched all your videos. I need more.
Love the video, looked at other video suggestions that were your videos and saw that they were also good. Subscribed.
This was soooo helpful. Thank you!
Fucking died when I saw Han Solo
Thanks! Very useful!
Your videos are so awesome. I am surprised they do not have a lot more views.
Wow. I can't believe I've been doing this right all along. Usually Kenji changes everything I do.
A1 content as always.
You had me subscribed at the Star Wars reference. Very educational, thank you for making this video! Now... I want to freeze milk into cubes for easy Mac and cheese. Is it still best to freeze it flat, or should I get a sealable ice cube tray?
Thanks a million man!
This video helped so much, and I loved the joke about the carbonite frozen Han Solo, it really had me laughing 🤣
first video I've watched and subscribed
Today I learn some new about freezing food and defrosting also. Thanks
Hey wondering how long does it usually take meat to defrost is left on the aluminum baking sheet. Really wanna try it rather than defrosting in the fridge over night but curious on how long itll take.
thanks and will defrost with Aluminium sheet pans... i also seen where people use dry erase markers for reusable containers
Would it be better to raise the aluminum tray with a wire rack for defrosting?
Man you're so awesome
knows his stuff, and a nice guy too!
Thank youu
Very helpful. What about freezing cooked solid meats?
How much faster would it be if you put an aluminum sheet on top too?
Hey Kenji! Just wondering if there'd be a good substitute for freezer bags if I want to cut down on plastic?
Would it be better to use a vacuum sealer?
Would a baking steel work for defrosting? Or is that feature exclusive to aluminum?
Is there a way to salvage the frozen wet whole pieces of red meat? I received a lot of frozen steaks and they pretty much all thaw out very wet and are difficult to cook in a pan without too much moisture coming out and steaming the meat. I even take the time to squeeze as much moisture out as I can with a large amount of paper towels, and I still encounter this issue.
Will the aluminum also work to freeze it faster??
Yes!
you never dissapoint Kenji
Cheers
What if I love the taste of freezer burn?
So as soon as I cook I need pack it straight away right ?
this guy needs his own TV show or something. more content plz.
Someone threw a phone on that Al baking sheet. Lol
I've been doing this for years and love it , but lately I feel a little guilty with the planet. Any thoughts on those reusable silicone bags??
Dont worry! We will die before the planet does:)
"Some people recommend running it under cold water, but where I'm from we don't like to waste water like that." Same thing here, definitely going to use this one when people tell me to rinse rice.
But how do you freeze shrimp flat?
Finally..A RUclips chef that doesn’t waste water.
What if I don't have an aluminium baking sheet? Can I use a normal baking sheet covered in aluminium foil?
Wow this channel is legit amazing. I don't think I've commented on a youtube video in 5+ years
How long can u defrost something frozen before it becomes bacteria laden?
Does warping frozen item at aluminum foil work too?
Not really. You need to channel the heat into the food with a large area of aluminum. Wrapped around the food you don't really increase the effective area very much.
Is this method more effective than vacuum sealing for freezing meats?
Carl Loftin No it is not. But not everyone has a vacuum sealer, so if you have one feel free to bust it out!
Weird high frequency sound from throughout the video. Most evident at 3:35 , oh well its not present in your other videos.
Daniel yeah there was something funky going on with the lav mic.
J. Kenji López-Alt thanks for the reply on an older video. while you're here I'll put in my two cents that I'd love to see more of your first person casual cooking at home videos. Its more relatable than more polished shows and shows the full process. Also it's fun to see other people's kitchens. I've already got new organisation ideas.
Han Solo in Carboniferous's! Bahahaha brilliant
I like Kenji's look here with glasses and short haircut.
is this safe? I’m scared of getting sick
Hahaha the phone! Yaass
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Han!
This is basically Adam Ragusea's video on the topic only 4 years earlier (almost to the exact day) lol.
RUclipsrs steal a lot from each other lol, shame in dem game
Guga would be sad by the use of the counter method for defrosting that ribeye. Overnight in the fridge is the way to go!
Han Solo lol
kenji working from home 4v years ahead
Gordon ramsay would scream at you for this video
A couple of additional lesson to this I got from Alton Brown years ago:
First, fully refrigerate the food you want to freeze. The shorter the "thermal trip" something has to make to freezing, the fewer ice crystals it will form. Room temp to freezing will form more ice crystals than fully refrigerated to freezing.
Second, is to defrost in a sink: partially fill the sink with cold water and plug the drain in such a way that a little bit of water drains slowly, then leave the tap running on cold. This way you get the conductivity of the water plus the convection of the moving water around the food. Alternatively I guess you could just put a large bowl in the sink and let the water overflow over the top as the tap is running.
WhiteZero that's a good method except in places like California where water is a very scarce resource!
Its better to defrost in the fridge. It takes more time (usually overnight) but you get the best results and its safer healthwise.
I thought defrosting submerged in cold water was always the fastest method.
+1 for Carbonite!
Defrozting at room tempheratur isn't the best way for conserving cuality. The best way is on the refrigarator.
At room temperature, for example, beef lost like 6% more liquids than doing it on refrigeration.
Or put frozen stuff on your pizza steel to defrost :)
It won't work as well as aluminum but it'll work better than the countertop!
1:48 I also wash the meat :D
Someone needs a gramarschool refresher course in geometry. Flat is not best.. sheeeze