A person pulls a pack of ground beef out of the fridge - New Africa/Shutterstock We've all been there: you're all ready to get cooking when you realize — gasp — you never took your ground beef out of ...

Ground beef is an essential ingredient in many delicious meals, so it's best to always keep a pack or two in the freezer for last-minute weeknight dinners. It's easy to forget to defrost your ground ...

Ground beef can be safely defrosted in the refrigerator, a bowl of cold water, or in the microwave. Defrosting in the microwave is the fastest choice, but then you must cook the beef right away. If ...