(1) Making the perfect mash is no use when most folk in today's convenience-dependent age don't even know how to defrost a turkey.

(2) It takes longer to defrost meat this way, but it will add storage life after it's been cooked (and help you avoid food poisoning).

(3) She opened the door to let the fridge defrost

(4) If you freeze them, defrost them in the unopened container, to avoid condensation which will make the macaroons soggy.

(5) Completely defrost meat and poultry before grilling so it cooks more evenly.

(6) I also desperately need to defrost my freezer so I can have some meat in the house.

(7) They might prefer to buy them frozen, defrost them at home and eat them freshly defrosted, so to speak, not after they have been sitting in a pool of water for several days.

(8) Defrost the turkey slowly

(9) A small amount is used to keep the cabinet from sweating, to defrost the refrigerator, and to illuminate the interior.

(10) There are three ways to safely defrost food: under cold running water, in the microwave, and in the refrigerator.

(11) So you go to the kitchen and make some toast, and while you're there you clean the floor and defrost the freezer.

(12) All I wanted was a bath, so after the abortive trip to Kevin's front door I came home to defrost soup and ran a deep, hot bath that I soaked in as the soup slowly cooked.

(13) Car thieves made off with three cars where the engines had been left running to defrost the windscreens.

(14) In addition to cooling the car in the summer, the system can also be used to defrost windows during the winter.

(15) Then you can come over and defrost my refrigerator.

(16) Regularly defrost manual-defrost refrigerators and freezers; frost buildup increases the amount of energy needed to keep the motor running.

(17) The shops buy the bait early in the year outside the season for a cheaper price and then leave it for months in deep freezes to defrost it later on and re-pack it in smaller quantities.

(18) This follows a spate of car thefts from driveways last winter, where engines were left running to defrost windscreens.

(19) Indeed, the urge to go and defrost the freezer suddenly became a strong one.

(20) Thaw frozen foods in the fridge or defrost them in the microwave, not at room temperature.