The Best Way to Freeze Food: Longer Shelf Life and Rapid Defrosting 

Freezers are great for long-term storage, but they're only useful when you can defrost food quickly with minimal loss of quality. So what's the secret? The key for better quality frozen food is to minimize the time it takes for your food to freeze and defrost, which means freezing flat to maximize surface area to volume ratio.
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