What's the best way to defrost salmon? Quickly in cold water

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>Quickly in cold water or slowly in the fridge?
It depends on when you want to eat it what kind of dumb question is that

>>9378835
Do whatever suits your situation best. I've baked salmon filets from frozen and you would never even know. Probably not best for the thicker steaks though.

>>9378847
Some people have told me that defrosting quickly ruins the texture while others have said the exact opposite.

The time difference doesn't really matter, I'm more concerned about if one method affects the texture more.

>>9378835
Quick thawed salmon, and pretty much all fish, tastes noticeably worse. As a rule you should always thaw in the fridge if you can.

>>9378868
What's the science behind this rule?

I'd defrost it in the fridge to ensure that it doesn't enter the danger zone.

>>9378870
E=mc^2

>>9378835
Not freezing it to begin with.

>>9378835

Fridge. Using cold water on seafood, even when completely waterproofed, can make it mushy in my experience.

>>9378870
There isn't any, really. The damage to the tissue comes when the ice crystals form. The sharp edges tear up the cell walls. This is what causes the meat to be mushy when it is thawed out. It doesn't matter whether you thaw it fast or slow, the damage happened at freezing time.

>>9378835
it's going to have worms in it, OP.
Get fresh fish from a fishmonger

>>9378835
It's gonna taste like ass either way you do it.
Don't freeze fish.

You know the answer to this already shit bird

Put it in ur butt

>>9378835
By not buying frozen fish

>>9382770
this right here
if you're going to buy salmon then don't be so damn cheap about it.

>>9378835
quickly in hot water

>>9382891
>>9382770
Pretty much all Fish is flash frozen in any market except fish you buy directly from a day boat market