This could be a problem?

[GadjetGriller]

Ok so I had a Costco corned beef quickly approaching its done by date, So I started desalinating it last night so when I go to switch out the water and well its frozen over?? (Thats why I took the second picture with the glass and condiment to prove it was frozen!) Guess I'll switch out the water after the top thaws enough!

[Thunder77]

Was the corned beef frozen to start with? How cold is your fridge?

[GadjetGriller]

No it was not. I have a wireless thermometer in there that says it was 35 degrees the whole time. (Its a mini fridge. Thats why it was so surprising that it was iced over.)

[dtassinari]

It's even more surprising given that you're leaching salt into the water, so it needs to be below 0 C / 32 F to freeze. How far was the thermometer from the pot? In a smaller freezer you can have pretty sharp temperature gradients. (Then again, you'd have noticed stuff getting frozen in the past...)

[kmhfive]

Important safety tip! I'll thaw mine out before putting it in the water bath! At least partially.

[GadjetGriller]

It went in not frozen, ITs a mini fridge the only thing I can figure is the pan just fit in under the ice box (which is what cools the whole fridge) I didnt have a lid so that may be how it froze over.

[Jerod Broussard]

Sorry, I just pictured someone ice fishing catching a slab of corned beef.

[GadjetGriller]

Lol

[jgreen]

I would think you will be fine. Most of the salt was likely out before it froze.

[HorseDoctor]

Stupid I phone!!!

[HorseDoctor]

Be a great beer fridge if it keeps it that cold!

[GadjetGriller]

HorseDoctor its funny that was the same fridge I used to put my Steakager (for dry ageing steaks) in that I was having such a hard time keeping it below 40 degrees. It knows what I want and does the opposite lol