Step 1

Fill your sink or a large pot with hot tap water.

Step 2

Sealed in a secure ziplock bag, submerge the ground beef into the water. Top with a heavy plate or something similar to keep it submerged and surrounded by water.

Step 3

Every 5 minutes or so, check on the meat and break it up some. (Unlike with the microwave, you don’t need to remove any.)

Step 4

Within 30 minutes, you’ll have defrosted ground beef ready to be made into a delicious meal.

Step 5

Cook the defrosted ground beef immediately.