brookcove
Posted : 2/16/2009 1:52:17 AM
Before I had an extra fridge I had no choice but to do this. My friend who does the doggy diets says it's best to serve room temp meat, as it takes energy and possibly the death of good bugs, to balance the temp of the frozen meat. But I'm not sure - as they crunch and tear, they seem to warm it up pretty quickly - if I have to handle a part eaten piece for some reason, the chewed parts are always room temp.
In the Arctic, the mushers often feed frozen meat and fat to their teams and they seem to do okay.
I go ahead and thaw the meat now because I can lay stuff out a day ahead (it requires an extra fridge for me!!). It's just more convenient for me, not any reason connected to health.
One thing you can do, if you have meat packaged individually - you can run warm water over the baggie (assuming that's what you used) and at least the outside will get warm enough to handle easily. Sometimes it's hard to separate and get frozen meat out of the packages.
It's far better to serve frozen meat, than to microwave it - even on "thaw." Microwaving can leave dangerous part cooked parts inside where you can't see, not to mention hot spots.