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[Bitmap Frogs]

Fellow gaffers and food aficionaodos. The eminent Chris Young has released a new video, talking about the best way to cook frozen meat and turns out it is to cook while it is frozen!

Enjoy!

 

[Champomade]

Americans and food...

Joking aside, I feel like for you it is a science more than an art lol

 

[Dural]

Good info, thanks. I like to brine and smoke my turkey at Thanksgiving so doesn't really help for that. I've cooked frozen burgers for years, but I've never cooked steak, chicken, or a roast from frozen. I'll have to try it out.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Cooking from frozen does have perks. It keeps its form better.

Try making a thawed out or fresh pizza on an oven rack, or freshly made burger patty on a grill and it may droop and fall apart.

 

[killatopak]

 

[jason10mm]

Oh man dunking frozen meat into hot oil is a GREAT way to burn yourself if any ice turns into steam and splashes! All that vacuum sealed sou vide stuff is waaaay too much work for the benefit, if any.

Thawing stuff in the fridge is just good prep, especially if it's thick and the outside would burn before the inside thaws on the grill. Not overcooking is probably a larger contributor to juicy meat than all that fancy boiling while frozen nonsense. Getting properly flash frozen meat is another better choice, the slow freeze is worse than a slow thaw. Or even better, get stuff thats NEVER been frozen!

 

[Wheeljack539]

"I thought cold water was supposed to boil faster..."

Yeah I made that mistake too.

 

[jason10mm]

"I thought cold water was supposed to boil faster..."

Yeah I made that mistake too.

I wish she had replied "stop starting at the pot, Gordon, a watched pot NEVER boils!"

Of course they would have edited that out but it would have been fun to say to him.

 

[trancefreak64]

Food for thought!

 

[The Lunch Legend]

Food for thought!

 

[The Cockatrice]

Yeah, no.

 

[Robot Carnival]

so, do u marinate the meat before freezing them then? also, this WILL NOT fly in a Chinese kitchen. the way of cooking, flash stir fry in a wok is intend to use the fresh ingredients and cook them in a way that's best preserving the freshness. it's high heat and short cook time. frozen meat simply won't work.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Cooking from frozen does have perks. It keeps its form better.

Try making a thawed out or fresh pizza on an oven rack, or freshly made burger patty on a grill and it may droop and fall apart.

These things take time... especially frozen dough..

 

[GHG]

This is fine when using a sous vide and I use it for things like duck breast and steak all the time.

But for a whole cut of bone-in meat like poultry that requires an oven? Big no go, the risk of uneven cooking and food poisoning is too high.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

I started doing this with my smoker a while back; I found I could smoke meat longer for a better bark on it without it getting dried out.

 

[Trilobit]

I started doing this with my smoker a while back; I found I could smoke meat longer for a better bark on it without it getting dried out.

I had to look up what that meant. For a second I was afraid you were Korean.

Looks delicious!

 

[Liljagare]

Works for some cuts, but it's not a method that fits all.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

 

[digital_ghost]

Wendys advertises fresh never frozen beef.

Yet last time i went i overheard a lady return her burger cause it was pink as hell and not cooked right.

I would sue their asses to oblivion. Could have killed that lady.

 

[jason10mm]

So you are saying those astronauts suck up in the ISS are gonna be well done when they hit earth?

 

[Woggleman]

I used to only buy fresh burgers to cook on the grill until one day Bubba burgers were on sale for really cheap and I decided to give them a try. Now I almost always buy Bubba.

 

[The Lunch Legend]

I just can't do it , Captain. Regardless of the science.