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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also grew up with my mom defrosting food at room temp (in the sink so any drips went down the drain). I think she still does it. But she wasn't away from home from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. <sigh>

Here's what the USDA recommends for food safety:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Big_Thaw/

The few times I pull stuff out of the freezer, I try to move it to the fridge at least 24 hours ahead. Often it will still be a bit frosty in spots. We'll either adjust cooking time to compensate, or throw it in cold water when we get home from work. The whole defrosting issue is one reason why things that go in the freezer rarely make it to the dinner table.

My real solution is menu planning such that we buy fresh on Sunday and never have to defrost. Well, except that the garage fridge is really cold and the meat is often semi-frozen when we take it out.[/quote]

This is OP...so you buy meat on Sunday and keep it in the fridge all week to serve Friday?  Not trying to be snarky, honestly asking.  I was under the impression that it would not be good after that amount of time...[/quote]

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