1 Chicken may also be safely thawed in cold water. 2  Place chicken in its original wrap or watertight plastic bag in cold water; change water often. 3  It takes about 2 hours to thaw a whole chicken. 4  For quick thawing of chicken (raw or cooked), use the microwave.
There are several grades available. The finest is leaf lard, which comes from the area around the kidneys of the pig. Back lard is another high grade, while rendered fat from other parts of the pig is less desirable. To make it, either a wet or dry rendering process is used.Wet lard is made by steaming or boiling fat. Since the fat is not water soluble, it will float to the top, and the cook can simply skim it off.ack lard is another high grade, while rendered fat from other parts of the pig is less desirable. To make it, either a wet or dry rendering process is used. Wet lard is made by steaming or boiling fat.
Processed lard is a pure, white lard that is made from pure pork fat that is melted down, filtered and clarified. The lard can be melted (rendered) commercially in any of the following ways: The lard is then bleached and hydrogenated, and has preservatives added. Sometimes it is also emulsified.at from beef is referred to as beef tallow or suet.. For cooking, lard has been treasured for centuries upon centuries amongst Northern Europeans and Chinese. Now, in many people's minds, Lard is so far out of fashion that they wouldn't allow it into their grocery carts, let alone their homes.