1 first start by turning one pot upside down and placing the frozen steak on top.
Thaw steak room temperature.
Place the steak in a.
Steaks defrosted in a water bath may be even juicier than those defrosted in the refrigerator since the cold air won t.
Similarly salting the steak about 40 minutes in advance long enough to let salt draw out liquid and then for that liquid to be re absorbed leaving a dryer surface will also improve it.
Grab a steak from your stash and place it in a zip top bag.
Because the cold water will become slightly warm from sitting this method works faster than the refrigerator and usually.
To keep your steaks from reaching an unsafe temperature avoid leaving them in hot water for more than 20 minutes.
Now think of how many hours you usually leave the meat out on the counter and do the math.
This allows the steak to defrost evenly and at a controlled temperature.
3 set the timer to 5 10 minutes depending on the steak thickness and wait.
And from this point onwards the number of bacteria can double every 20 minutes.
As soon as the temperature hits 40 f the meat starts to enter the danger zone.
Squeeze out as much air as possible and seal the bag.
2 next fill the other pot with water enough to carry a little bit of weight and then place it on top of the steak.