I just left some tilapia on the counter to defrost before reading that this is an unsafe way to thaw. I then put it in the fridge. It was out for half an hour at most. How risky would it be to still use the fish?
― Sundar, Saturday, 15 September 2007 15:33 (nineteen years ago)
Not very risky at all, especially if it was still partially frozen when you put it in the fridge.
― Jaq, Saturday, 15 September 2007 16:27 (nineteen years ago)
OTM Half an hour is fine
― Matt, Sunday, 16 September 2007 08:02 (nineteen years ago)
I try to defrost things for 24 hours in the fridge, but usually forget so end up putting food on the kitchen counter while I'm at work - that's about 10 hours. My worst defrosting habit was, as a student, running turkey steaks under the hot tap until they went floppy. What the heck, I'm still alive.
― Madchen, Monday, 17 September 2007 15:09 (nineteen years ago)
If you screwed up and forgot to take the fish out soon enough, a bowl of cold water is safer and faster than leaving it out. Works best for shrimp.
― Nubbelverbrennung, Monday, 17 September 2007 18:21 (nineteen years ago)