It is 10 a.m. and Julie is trying to decide what to prepare for tonight's dinner. She selects a frozen turkey breast and must th
aw it before she can proceed with her cooking preparations. Which of the following would be an appropriate method of thawing her poultry? A. Julie could use her microwave.
B. Julie could place the turkey breast out on the kitchen counter (since she will be cooking the turkey the same day).
D. Julie could place the turkey breast in a basin of warm water.
E. All of these are appropriate thawing methods.
Thawing is process in which a deep frozen food item is allowed to remain at any constant temperature which must be higher than 0 degree Fahrenheit. Once the food item is thawed, various processing can be practiced on it such as – cutting, slicing etc,
The best way to thaw the poultry is to either keep it in microwave at a constant temperature or keep it in some cold water or in the refrigerator.
