How To Finish Off Defrosting Chicken. For this purpose, it is key that you take the frozen chicken out of its original packaging and place it onto a microwave safe plate. Even though other thawing methods (such as using cold water) are also efficient and safe, using the microwave is considered the best way to defrost the chicken.

Fill your sink or a large pot with hot tap water. Keep them arranged on the plate in a single layer. First off, microwave thawing takes half the time (sometimes even more) than other methods do.