Depending on the method of preparation, defrosting may be suggested. 1  Allow 12 to 24 hours to defrost steaks, depending on thickness.  Allow 4 to 7 hours per pound to defrost large roasts or thick compact pot roasts.
A myth has emerged that none always requires a singular verb. Not true. The word none can take the singular or the plural. In the words of New Fowler: It is a mistake to suppose that the pronoun [none] is singular only and must at all costs be followed by singular verbs or pronouns . . . . At all times since the reign of King Alfred the choice of plural or singular . . . has been governed by the surrounding words or by the notional sense. New Fowler, p. 526.
none (pronoun) = no person; no one | deaf (adj.) = unable to hear; not having the power of hearing | will (verb) = intend; desire [this is will used as a main verb, not as a modal auxiliary verb] | Also found as: There are none so deaf as those who will not hear.. There is a similar proverb: None so blind as those who will not see..