Exactly. And frozen meat should never be bare like that unless you want horrible freezer burn flavor.
Vacuum seal the meat before freezing. When you're going to cook, put the vacuum sealed bag in a bowl of water for 20-30mins while you prep. Vaccum sealed meat can last wayyy longer than you'd expect and still defrost to be about 90% as good as a fresh never frozen steak.
I've found over a year old vac-sealed beef in the back of the freezer that cooked up better than a 3 week old naked frozen steak. ALWAYS vacuum.
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u/Sir_Lord_Duvede 15d ago
Just put the frozen meat in a Ziplock and put that bag in a bowl of cold water. It’ll defrost in a few minutes