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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 1:33:44 GMT -5
Is it safe to thaw soup cubes in the microwave? Just curious I'm case I forget to move some from the freezer one day.. I worry about food safety when it comes to applying heat to raw meats.
Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 4:04:10 GMT -5
I thaw my soupie in a snack baggie in hot tap water weighted down with a glass of hot water on top. I usually find I have air in baggies and they float in bowl.
no microwave here.
tip---- get all the goodie in one corner when ready to take out of bag and cut tip of corner off and squeeze out like cake decorating bag.
I freeze soupies in snack baggies which are put in a freezer bag.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 8:19:35 GMT -5
Oh! I can't believe I forgot the hot water method.
Thanks!!
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Post by Celene on Mar 23, 2015 11:28:00 GMT -5
It would probably "work" to thaw in a microwave, but also cook it at the same time which kind of defeats the purpose. Microwaving also changes the molecular structure or food, but I don't personally just how much it affects nutrition. Good old water is pretty harmless though! abbeytheferret6, never thought of cutting a hole and squeezing it! |
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Post by msav on Mar 23, 2015 11:51:41 GMT -5
Never microwave soup if it contains bone. Even if there is not bone. It is impossible to microwave the soup cubes without cooking them to some degree.
I just pull them ahead of time and let them thaw on the counter. I will float a bowl of cubes in another larger bowl of hot water if I have a senior moment and forget to pull some.
If I my memory is working good I will pull the cubes and let them thaw in the fridge. Then warm them before serving.
I have always had the most acceptance serving the soup warm or at least at room temp. They tend to not like it when it is cold.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 13:20:07 GMT -5
Thanks all! I intend to thaw-ahead most of the time but I wanted to have a "back up" in case I forget to take it out of the freezer.  |
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Post by Celene on Mar 23, 2015 14:44:10 GMT -5
One time I was in a huge rush to get out the door in the morning and completely forgot to pull meat for dinner...
I took it out immediately to thaw but have these two little furry faces that followed me around everywhere and kept looking up at me.. I swear they thought they were dying! I felt really bad so I let them share an egg while waiting for the meat to defrost and they licked it up like they hadn't eaten in weeks.. A few minutes after they were done I heard a chewing/munching noise and went to check on them - turns out they had some breakfast stashed anyway! Darn ferts.
Another good option is keeping some FDR (freeze dried raw) on hand. There are several brands (Stella & Chewys seems to be the most popular) and they're fully balanced chunks which you can reconstitute in water and mash into a soup. Also good for people who travel with ferrets since it doesn't require refrigeration.
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Post by msav on Mar 23, 2015 15:03:02 GMT -5
They wanted to make sure that that you had nothing else to give them before they broke out the stash.
Mine do that too.
you could have always just gave them the meatcicles.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 15:11:49 GMT -5
Clever weasels.
FDR and straight-up meatcicles are a great idea.
Fuzzies' Favorite Frozen Treat™
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Post by RedSky on Mar 24, 2015 7:32:28 GMT -5
I'm planning on feeding meatcicles during the summer, figure the food will last longer while I'm out for the day and even overnight. Not all day and night in one go... that sounds like I'm going to abandon my fuzzies... I meant their evening/night time meal while I'm asleep in the next room.
Anyway, with my dog I used to get a big jug, put in bits of meat sort of stacked, add in some water (just enough to cover the all meat) and put a wooden spoon in the middle (handle sticking out) and freeze. Then I could take it outside, use the handle to pull out the giant meatcicle and then stick the handle in the ground so it didn't slide around. He could lick and knaw (do dog's knaw, you know what I mean) at the ice to get the meat out and cool down at the same time. I'm wanting to try something similar for the ferrets in the summer but will probably use a higher meat to water ratio to get their interest.
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Post by Celene on Mar 24, 2015 9:37:31 GMT -5
I'm too worried about my ferrets swallowing a piece of frozen meat.
One time my parents dog ate an ice cube (although they didn't know this at the time) and she started acting really weird and running around and had an upset stomach so they rushed her to the emergency vet... Of course by then the ice cube in her stomach had melted and they found nothing except an enormous bill...
Then later they caught her with an ice cube and tried to grab it from her but she swallowed it first and when the exact same thing happened they realized what had caused the issues the first time.
(For the record, my parents weren't just leaving ice cubes laying around, but the ice cube maker in the freezer broke and just kept making them at record speed and they were overflowing and filling the freezer so my dad dumped them all on the grass in the back yard.)
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Post by RedSky on Mar 24, 2015 10:55:28 GMT -5
Strange, my Cookie never had a problem with it, but then I don't he swallowed chunks of ice. Maybe something to keep an eye on the first few times you feed frozen.
Love that you added an explanation of how she got ice cubes in the first place. I used to slide them around the kitchen floor for my dog to chase, I used to boil turkey as his treats and freeze the 'broth' in ice cube trays for him. He never drank much so in summer melting a couple of these in his water would get him to drink more too. I stick with the statement "He was never spoilt, just treated how he deserved".
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Post by Celene on Mar 24, 2015 11:56:51 GMT -5
Does that mean you had turkey broth all over your floors?
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Post by RedSky on Mar 24, 2015 12:40:14 GMT -5
Yep, you read that right, I would always mop with hot water first and then clean up with more hot water and vinegar or washing up liquid. It was always worth it to see him pouncing on an ice cube like a clumsy kitten.
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