Thread Meat

the problem is the outside thaws and comes up above 40 degrees really quickly, and the core stays frozen. So whether the average temp of the meat is safe makes little difference if the exposed surface is warm already.
But the cold from the frozen center radiates outward from the core, keeping the whole block at a reasonable temperature for several hours.
 
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