QUICKLY THAWING GROUND BEEF

You love cooking with ground beef, but you have the same problem every time. You take it out of the freezer and it is a huge brick. When you try defrosting it, the outside get's soft and the outside is mushy and soft. Try this little hint to help defrost it faster.

When you get home from the grocery store, take your ground beef and break it into meal sized chunks.

Place the chunks into large zip lock bags and gently press the beef so that it is flat and fills all of the crevaces of the bag.

Now place in the freezer. Packaged this way, they stack easier in your freezer and when you are ready to cook, they will defrost faster.

You can defrost in the refrigerator for about 4 hours or you can place it in a large container of water for about an hour or so.

Your hamburger is now ready for your creation.