How long for ribs to thaw?

nrok2118 · Mar 31, 2011

Got two st louis cut spare racks in the freeze, individually wrapped. How long am I looking for them to fully thaw in the fridge? I would think 24hrs would be good but when i thaw 1.5 pound ground beef packages they are still pretty frozen after only one day, I like to wait two. What averages do you guys see?

caseydog · Mar 31, 2011

If they are cryovac packaged, just put the packages in a big pan of room temperature water, and they'll be thawed in about 30-40 minutes. If you don't have a big pan, a beer cooler or your kitchen sink will work.

Don't use hot water! Room temperature water is what you want. The more water, the better.

The water works like a heat sink, as the water temperature and meat temperature will naturally equalize much faster than the meat and air. You will end up with evenly thawed meat in a cold bath.

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BBQSamYesIam · Mar 31, 2011

The bathtub works wonders!

Mitch · Mar 31, 2011

Yes put on water to thaw. Even holding the slabs under cold running water will thaw them quickly.

rockyathabaska · Mar 31, 2011

I've put frozen ribs in my uds along side thawed ones when surprised by additional dinner guessed who wanted to come and they turned out great.6 hr. at 225 F.
Not ideal but they worked out.
Just saying.

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thirdeye · Mar 31, 2011

I try to avoid freezing ribs, but when I do I give them a couple days of slow thaw in the fridge.

Sleepy Smoker · Apr 1, 2011

I am going to smoke a rack of spares myself on Saturday and I just pulled them from the freezer (and into the fridge) an hour ago. Twenty-four hours in the refrigerator should do the trick.

Frank Grimes · Apr 1, 2011

I pull them from the freezer and run them under cold water for about 15 minutes to reduce the freeze, them put them in the fridge overnight, they are perfectly thawed the next morning for rub/smoker time.

Black Dog BBQ · Apr 1, 2011

Sometimes I have to thaw 12 to 16 racks at a time. I allow 3 days in the ref. Maybe it takes so long because they are all boxed together. I have used the water bath idea before and it works.

How long for ribs to thaw?

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