Jordan News

Most people keep leftovers or prepared dishes in the freezer and then thaw them as needed, but if you’re used to heating food straight from the freezer, you’ll have to change your approach.

The safest way to thaw food is to move food from the freezer to the main compartment of the refrigerator, according to certified food safety officer Jinlin Hutchings, defrosting 0.5 kg of food takes about 24 hours.

Jinlin notes that you can defrost in cold water in this case, the time will be reduced to 20-30 minutes to melt 0.5 kg However, the water temperature should not exceed 5 ° C if you are in a hurry, use the microwave, but only if Include a special defrosting mode in it.

If you want to do the opposite – freeze leftovers – you should immediately put it in the refrigerator or freezer. If food is left at room temperature for too long, bacteria can grow and subsequent freezing will not kill them.