These techniques are designed to get your food ready for cooking in a short time. Often, we find ourselves in a hurry, wishing the food could defrost faster. Whether you forgot to take the meat out of ...

Ground beef is a popular freezer staple for many reasons. For starters, it's a versatile protein used in a wide variety of recipes, from burgers to casseroles and beyond. Due to its relatively short ...

Prevent freezer burn by learning this essential appliance maintenance. iStock / Getty Images Each time you open your freezer, water vapor can enter, where it's quickly frozen. Over time, this can ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. It’s nearly impossible to keep a freezer 100% ...

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 ...

When it comes to household chores, defrosting the freezer rarely makes the top of anyone’s to-do list. Yet figuring out the ...

No freezer burn in sight. From frozen salmon to large jumbo shrimp, there are just as many delicious frozen seafood options on the market as there are fresh. While buying a large bag of frozen fish ...

Dear Mary: Do you have a tip for defrosting a freezer quickly by using something without chemicals, like perhaps something I may already have in the cupboards? Can you help, or am I expecting too much ...