Show Ruth SQ awards awards' a ds' ds Hom Homey aIMI AIM lM I X I R Rii Rh h h Q ard Co Cooking kl i lien h Meats Many Lire sk ask should I you cook meat While it li is le still frozen oen or ift r It tt has thawed thaw thaw- I ed J J 3 8 1 Some studies that some meat retains IU nutrients better I when It is cooked from the frozen I state elate Here sere lar some are some pointers that may be helpful In ln cooking lou U meat r i 0 0 i Drip like meat juice forms forma when frozen meat is allowed allow allow- ed cd to thaw This drip contains valuable nutrients that many I homemakers discard I Cooking lt fresh flesh sh meat causes I some vitamin losses In general about the cf safe e amounts of vitamins vitamins vita vita- mins are f reh retained fJ In frozen meat as In especially if aUthe all aU the drip is la Is used or If it the tho meat Is 16 cooked from the frozen state I l I What about the flavor Expert I j taste testers tested say there is no difference difference dif dU I ference in flavor b between tween meats cook cooked d without thawing and those that are allowed to thaw Meats tha an be prepared by roasting o or oY are easily prepared prepared pre pre- pared from from t 1 e frozen state They just need more cooking time Small cuts that are fried or broiled without thawing can cause some trouble There may be bespattering bespattering bespattering spattering 4 browning and thus the thet t i may be lowered to point J where the best results are lot obtained The outer out er surface may become overdone before belore the inside is cooked Also frozen hold a coating such as bread crumbs crumb I bred J j Food specialists in the US U.S. Department of Agriculture say the refrigerator tor Lor Is the best place I to thaw a frozen turkey I If kept at room temperature the bird will warm up on the outside while the inside is still frozen I Bacteria then may grow on the I thawed areas and could cause spoilage I Plan on 1 to 2 days in the refrigerator refrigerator re- re to unfreeze a small turk turkey y 2 to to 3 3 days for a large one You can speed up thawing thawing time by placing the frozen bird still In Its plastic bag In a pan of cold water wa water er Change the water r. this method you youcan I Ican Ican can turkey in 2 to 6 hours depending of course on the size of the the bird I 1 I |