warm water or sun heating?

[Spider]

Hey ppl

I see lots of ppl use warm water for thawing of there food. I have only been takin my pinkies out of the freezer and leaving them in the sun for about 15-20 min?
Should i rather heat them up in water? Is leaving it in the sun ok?
Last thing i want is for Kaine to get sick or something from leaving the pinky in the sun.

 

[95zclx]

hi, i'm no expert, but i would think leaving them in the sun for 15-20 minutes would not fully warm them to the center like they should be.

it is very easy to put the pinkie in a ziplock baggie and submerge it under water.
that is what i do, i have never had a problem with it the way i do it.

good luck with Kaine

 

[Nanci]

I thaw in hot water for 30 seconds or so.

 

[medusacoils]

As long as your pinkie is completely thawed and getting warm, it should be fine. That and as long as it doesn't sit out too long.

Good Luck!

Wayne

 

[Nanci]

It wouldn't be safe to thaw meat humans were going to eat in that manner...I think the choices are thaw in the fridge, thaw in cold water. (Thaw in hot water for mice would fall under cooking!)

 

[medusacoils]

It wouldn't be safe to thaw meat humans were going to eat in that manner...I think the choices are thaw in the fridge, thaw in cold water. (Thaw in hot water for mice would fall under cooking!)

I'm sorry Nanci but that's not necessarily true. As long as the animal completely thaws and doesn't remain in the danger zone for longer than 4 hours, it should be fine. The danger zone is described by the USDS/FSIS as the temperature between 41F-140F. If he is thawing a pinkie in the sun and it only takes 30 mins, then he is well within the safety limits.

I just covered all this in the another thread

Here is the link to that post and it contains a link to the USDS/FSIS

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1069822&postcount=5

Wayne

 

[Nanci]

Yeah, I saw that. So I could put my steak out in the sun, as long as it was less than four hours? Hmmm.

 

[medusacoils]

Yeah, I saw that. So I could put my steak out in the sun, as long as it was less than four hours? Hmmm.

It sounds exciting, I know, but it's true! Reason being is that it takes four hours for bacteria to begin to grow in ideal conditions. Those conditions fall in certain temps.

It sounds complicated but it really isn't. It's the accepted standard for food safety used by restaurants around our and many other nations.

Think about those countries that don't have a food safety standard. :shrugs:

Wayne

 

[Adolf]

i have been using luke warm water and its been working well for my corn:sidestep:

 

[Nanci]

I used to be horrified that people would eat food that they left out all night by accident. Then I was poor, and food was too expensive to throw away, no matter what. I haven't died, or even gotten sick, yet!

 

[medusacoils]

i have been using luke warm water and its been working well for my corn:sidestep:

And there is nothing wrong with that. Its how I do it!

Wayne

 

[medusacoils]

I used to be horrified that people would eat food that they left out all night by accident. Then I was poor, and food was too expensive to throw away, no matter what. I haven't died, or even gotten sick, yet!

For years when I was growing up, my mother used to put the Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey on the counter, two days early to thaw. I don't ever remember getting sick. :shrugs:

Wayne

 

[Spider]

Thanks everyone think i will change to the water just to be on the safe side. As it is 40 degrees celsius in Cape town today.

 

[Urban_M86]

(Thaw in hot water for mice would fall under cooking!)

I cook my mice nice


maybe later on I'll become a chef