Show Meat May Re Be Cooked While Still Frozen Many homemakers a ask k- k should you cook meat while itis It ItIs Is still frozen or only after it has thawed SOME STUDIES show that some meat retains its Hs nutrients nutrients better when Jt ft is cooked from the frozen state says Karma P P. P Swindle Davis Utah State University Extension Exten slon sion ServIces Here lIere are some pointers from Mrs Swindle that may bo helpful in cooking meat Drip blood like blood meat juice forms when frozen meat is allowed allowed al lowed to thaw This drip con lains valuable nutrients that many homemakers discard COOKING fresh meat causes caus es some SOIne vitamin losses In gen oral eral about the same amounts of vitamins are retained in frozen meat as in fresh meat especially if all the drip is used or it if the meat is is' cooked from the frozen state What about the flavor navor Expert Ex Ex- pert taste testers say there is no difference in flavor navor be be- o. o tween meats cooked without thawing and those that are arc allowed al al- lowed to thaw MEATS l that can be pre pree pared by roasting or boiling are easily prepared from the frozen state They just need needa a little more cooking time Small cuts that are fried or broiled without thawing can cause some trouble There may be spattering during and thus the temperature temperature tem tem- may be lowered to toa toa a point where the best results are not obtained The outer surface may become overdone before the inside is cooked Also frozen meat wont won't hold holda a coating such as bread crumbs |