If you leave ice out of the freezer, it will thaw into a messy puddle of water.

Frozen foods usually require them to thaw for at least twenty minutes before putting it in the oven.

A small puddle of water pooled on the countertop due to my mother leaving the frozen pack of ground beef to thaw.

Chef Peterman used the microwave at the restaurant to thaw a small pack of steaks so he could quickly get them on the grill.

“After you thaw the chicken breasts,” said the cooking show chef, “it will soften to a mushy piece of meat.”