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I remember reading or hearing long ago that, obviously, you never defrost a piece of meat in water. I remember the person writing or saying it said or wrote it with a tone of scorn, as a matter of fact, as if to say anyone who would even think of that is no cook.
And in fact, intuitively i always imagined submerging meat in water would wash away all the flavor, and probably dry it out.
Now, however, everyone talks about brining everything, and not only whole chickens, where there are no cuts in the muscle bundles so nothing presumably will leak out.
So, i took out a couple of pork chops from the freezer, and wondered if it made sense to put them in a bowl of water and salt. That would defrost them and brine them at the same time, right?
Or not?
I have to say i never really got this thing of brining, and haven't got enough refrigerator space so it's out of the question in any case, but wanted to hear what you guys have to say.
If my microwave is broken (it has a defrost setting) can i just put the meat in a bowl of water and salt?
thanks
And in fact, intuitively i always imagined submerging meat in water would wash away all the flavor, and probably dry it out.
Now, however, everyone talks about brining everything, and not only whole chickens, where there are no cuts in the muscle bundles so nothing presumably will leak out.
So, i took out a couple of pork chops from the freezer, and wondered if it made sense to put them in a bowl of water and salt. That would defrost them and brine them at the same time, right?
Or not?
I have to say i never really got this thing of brining, and haven't got enough refrigerator space so it's out of the question in any case, but wanted to hear what you guys have to say.
If my microwave is broken (it has a defrost setting) can i just put the meat in a bowl of water and salt?
thanks