8 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Defrosting Steak

Most chefs prefer a fresh steak to a frozen one, but that doesn't mean you can't get good results from a frozen piece of meat. Getting your frozen steak ready for the skillet or grill, however, isn't as simple as nuking it in the microwave. How you defrost your steaks, in fact, can make or break them in terms of flavor, texture, quality, and even safe consumption. It's crucial to avoid what the USDA calls the "danger zone": a range of between 40 and 140 F that's the ideal temperature for bacteria to multiply and risk making your steak more dangerous to eat. Looking for more frozen steak tips? Here are 8 mistakes everyone makes when defrosting steak.

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Using the microwave | 0:00
Using hot water | 1:05
Using anything but the fridge | 1:41
Unwrapping a sous-vided steak | 2:22
Not taking advantage of a marinade | 3:02
Forgetting the one quick-thaw method | 3:58
Not eating it quickly enough | 4:36
Defrosting it at all | 5:18

[lant]

50 years of countertop defrosting (beef, chicken, pork, whatever). No one's ever gotten sick.

[storytimewithunclebill]

A steak should never go in the microwave unless you have no other way of cooking it. Like the marinaded way myself. Was fun to watch. Great video

[lindabarling]

How nice, I've just learned I've been defrosting steaks the correct way for eons now. And doing a marinade and freezing sounds AWESOME. I think I'm going to have to try that way out. But, what do you use for a marinade for steak? Hmm, some fun research I believe is on tomorrow's agenda 😁 Thanks so much for sharing this info🥰🥰🥰

[earlkubaskie]

Circulating water thaws stuff much faster than still water - use cold water with the sous vide set to its lowest temp so that the heating unit never kicks in. An hour works fine for a one-inch steak.

[jonathanfrench]

Between 40* and 140* (danger zone) for more than 4 hours. Not sure you have a problem with food safety using the prescribed quick thaw methods of you cook and eat in a reasonable time frame. Maybe final results surfer but I haven’t tested it.

[hellhound]

I freeze my steak in marinade so when I take and put it in the fridge it's ready to go the next day

[suzettebavier]

Thanks a bunch for this 🤔 Who knew 🤷‍♀️

[TheXxxcodexxx]

You do realize "Sous vide" is a way of cooking in temp controlled water. It does not mean vacuum sealed bag.

[SmokeyTreats]

There's at least one channel on here where they prefer cooking steaks frozen.

[ZooomaCW]

The idea of frozen steak is alien to me. I would never freeze steak. Always eat the day I buy it.

And I want my MTV.

[jbauern]

My microwave has an actual defrost cycle. 1-meat 2-poultry 3- fish. Then type in the weight. Doesn't cook the meat.

[Danakers]

Sous vide is the act of coooking... vacuum sealing is storing..

[SunRise-lrch]

De..frost?
We're in Iowa.
They walk slow..and slower.

[janstewart]

They say to pull the steak at 126 to 130 for a nice medium rare.

[Pyracantic]

1st mistake & only mistake. Freezing a steak lol 😂

[rijosigns]

now who the fuck would put frozen steak in hot just saying.

[LorianGenXr]

👀 12 mins ago Mashed posted a steak vid... 5 mins ago, I'm omw to get a steak at my local grocer's... 🤷🏽‍♀️

[joshuat]

Honestly i never have liked frozen meat ever idk why? Because my parents always froze meats and i never had issues eating it then growing up but around 20 I'm 29 now i don't like frozen meat i literally just go out to a meat shop and buy meat the night I'm cooking it because frozen makes it taste different imo

[SunRise-lrch]

Buy beef fresh...cook to the done you like
Or freeze.
Thaw.
On steele...and cook to the done you like.
Do not deviate by washing with soap.

[SunRise-lrch]

Rate steak is heated though (full color like tuna)
Medium had bright color and firm..
(You sexy thing!!!)

And well done..
Fine
We will eat it..old..been there..done that..
Wrinkly dried piece of....

And that's what you put on a plate???