Every housewife is accustomed to preparing food on a daily basis for her family members without getting tired or bored, as part of her basic daily household tasks, as she is keen to prepare foods and foods as quickly as possible for her children in every possible way, but she may commit some wrong things that are common to many without realizing the extent of their danger to the health Man and it results in many health damages, by dismantling frozen meat and poultry in the wrong way and placing them in water for long periods until thawing, which works on the spread of bacteria and microbes that harm health and the body.
Danger of defrosting frozen meat in this wrong way
There are some wrong and commonly used methods of disassembling meat, which cause damage to health and infect humans with many serious diseases, including the following:
- Leaving frozen meat and poultry outside the refrigerator at room temperature, which makes it vulnerable to the growth of harmful fungi and bacteria that cause severe damage and health problems to humans.
- Freezing meat and chicken at a temperature below 4 degrees Celsius helps in the reproduction of harmful germs and microbes.
- When the meat temperature reaches 5°C, this indicates the risk of entering the bacterial danger zone.
The healthy way to defrost frozen meat
Together, we learn the correct way to defrost frozen meat and thaw it in a healthy and safe way by following these steps:
- When defrosting frozen meat, it must be placed in the refrigerator temperature so that fungi and bacteria that harm the health of family members do not form.
- Avoid contact of meat with water, as it is a suitable medium for the reproduction of microbes and bacteria that cause diseases.
- The microwave can be used to defrost meat and poultry properly.
