These food-safe methods will help you defrost whole chicken and individual pieces quickly. Chicken is a staple in most households. It’s affordable, versatile, and a crowd-pleaser—and having some in ...

If you notice a layer of ice growing on the inside surface of your freezer, there can be a few causes. Every time you open the door to your freezer, you allow warm air and moisture to enter the ...

Prevent freezer burn by learning this essential appliance maintenance. iStock / Getty Images Each time you open your freezer, water vapor can enter, where it's quickly frozen. Over time, this can ...

Thanksgiving is coming up fast. The menu is planned. The shopping is done. Pies are in the oven. You're feeling pretty good about all your preparations but something is tickling the back of your mind ...

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In an ideal world, we’d remember to put our frozen beef or chicken in the fridge to defrost the night before we need it. Of course, life often gets in the way and that doesn’t always happen, so ...

Before I left the house the other morning, I repeated the mantra, “Take the salmon out of the freezer. Take the salmon out of the freezer,” but over the course of the morning, it got drowned out by ...

I love the stories my dad tells about my grandmother’s cooking. There was the time she forgot to fully defrost a turkey before roasting it for Thanksgiving dinner. She served the bird beautifully ...

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