My Lab Rats: Quick and EZ Defrost Tray Review

I have a MiracleThaw (or a knock-off that Tom picked up for me from a thrift store) that I demonstrate in class. It makes for a cool demonstration to show that the aluminum does a spectacular job of transferring heat to the ice and melting the ice far more quickly than students would expect - especially after they touch the MiracleThaw first and find that it feels absolutely cold in spite of it being firmly at room temperature. I also have a pair of Flinn Scientific's ice melting blocks which make for a nice comparison

Check out another couple of articles about the MiracleThaw that come in pretty digestible, bite-sized servings for you and your students...

• "Not Too Hot to Handle" from That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles by Joe Schwarcz
• Miracle Thaw - the Bogus Miracle from SkepticFriendsNetwork (and a follow-up letter)
• How does the Miracle Thaw work? and Utensil to thaw meat