I bought the mince fresh......froze it, but forgot to take it out this morning! Was just wondering if anyones tried defrosting mince in the microwave before, and hasn't had food poisoning as a result!!
2006-10-18 05:17:57 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Yep. you can defrost it in the Microwave. Just make sure it is on defrost ok. Dont leave it in too long else it will start cooking. I defrost chicken etc never had food poisoning, just dont defrost and then freeze again that is looking for trouble. Good luck to you, not that you need it, just good luck:)))
2006-10-18 05:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by Duisend-poot 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Defrosting Mince
2016-10-02 23:05:35 · answer #2 · answered by seligson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Refreezing raw meat, poultry and fish is not a good idea. Just cook the extra meat into burger and freeze them or cook up a batch of chile. To defrost mince in the microwave, use the defrost setting. Check the meat after 4-5 minutes and remove any defrosted mince from the frozen meat. Continue to remove the defrosted mince every few minutes. If you allow the entire block of frozen meat to defrost all at once, the outside meat will start to cook. Note: You can just remove enough mince for your hamburgers, then refreeze the still frozen block of mince.
2016-04-04 12:20:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you could get very unwell from doing this as the meat has already been defrosted and should not be refrozen. You would be better to buy some fresh meat and make into burgers and then freeze in portions. Then if you want to cook up the burgers just defrost in microwave and cook. You will need to make sure it is properly defrosted and cooked all the way through as well
2016-03-17 05:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can - but be careful that the outside doesn't cook whilst the inside is still frozen. When defrosting it in the microwave, break the mince up placing the softened parts towards the centre with the still frozen sides outermost.
I've been known to defrost mince by putting it in a pan over a very low heat and stirring constantly to break it up.
Meat is only dangerous to health if served undercooked, it would be VERY difficult to serve undercooked mince as it cooks in no time at all.
2006-10-18 06:01:03 · answer #5 · answered by franja 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I defrost in a sink full of hot water. It defrosts fast and it doesn't start cooking, like it does in the mirowave.
By the way, is mince the equivalent of American hamburger? Just curious.
2006-10-18 05:27:49 · answer #6 · answered by dph 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Providing you have a defrost button, (some of the older ones don't) then yes you can defrost in microwave safely.
2006-10-18 05:19:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it should be okay but dont defrost it for too long or it will cook.
Or just start to cook it on a low heat and it will soon thaw out. I have done this several times before and im okay so i know this is a safe technique
2006-10-18 05:20:09 · answer #8 · answered by mrsflax81 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should be OK - I have defrosted steak.
I put it in the microwave for quite a while on a really low setting and kept checking on it.
It didn't taste as nice as it does fresh but if you need to have it then you need to have it.
2006-10-18 05:28:11 · answer #9 · answered by Steve C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can - just be careful not to overdo it - mince will start to pre cook when being defrosted in a microwave - it wont kill you but it makes the mince a bit 'gritty' when its cooked
2006-10-18 05:21:41 · answer #10 · answered by Tom J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋