It's always a smart idea to keep your freezer stocked with frozen chicken breasts and sausages (hello, easy weeknight chicken dinners), well-marbled steaks and all the ground beef and turkey you can ...

Thawing frozen meat is an art. Planning on grilling over the Fourth of July weekend? Don't forget about the meat in your freezer. If you're planning to indulge in it this holiday weekend, you'll want ...

Preparing a meal from frozen meat requires essential prep work. Unfortunately, not everyone is organized chef with the foresight to complete the necessary steps. In an ideal world it's best to leave ...

Safe thawing protects your family from harmful bacteria that can cause foodborne illness and spoil your meal. Meat should never be thawed on the counter because the surface warms too quickly, entering ...

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 ...

Cooking takes time. In addition to the minutes needed to cook the dish over heat, there's also the time needed to prepare the ingredients, and that includes thawing the meat. The goal is to ensure the ...

Keeping your favorite cuts of meat in the freezer is a great way to make sure you always have protein on-hand for dinner. But when you're ready to cook it, you might be picking the worst place to let ...

Frozen food can be the saving grace of a weeknight meal. After a long work day, sometimes the easiest dinner comes from the depths of the freezer. It’s also the most effective way to preserve ...

Breana Lai Killeen, M.P.H., RD, is a food editor, recipe developer, farmer and dietitian who has worked in all facets of the food world. She has more than 20 years of experience cooking professionally ...