Whole chickens should always be thawed in the fridge, but chicken pieces can be thawed under cold running water to make them thaw more quickly.

This is the best time to defrost chicken, so it's ready in time for dinner, depending on whether you can plan in advance or need to make a quick chicken dinner.

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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 ...

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 ...

If you’re stocking up on chicken at the supermarket, popping it in the freezer is a great option to extend its shelf life. But if that chicken ends up sitting in your freezer for months on end, you ...

Every November, fans write to us nervously asking about how to defrost a turkey in time for Thanksgiving. “Am I too late?!” they worry. (Our rule of thumb, by the way, is to simply pop the ...