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.
Leaf lard is considered by some to be the highest quality of hog fat. Originally, lard was bacon or fat pork, a meaning it still has in French; the sense referred pig fat' did not become firmly established until the eighteenth century (the French for 'lard' in this sense is saindoux).ard is put up in kegs, barrels, tierces and small cans. Its quality vaires very much with different houses. If pure, it should be white, of the consistence of ointment and free from an disagreeable taste or smell. Leaf lard is that made from the leaf fat which lies around the kidneys.