5·10 months ago- this is safe to do. Meat is cooked at temperatures that kill all potential bacteria and parasites, even for steaks cooked medium rare.
- this is generally done with the meat still in the packaging, unless there’s a dedicated place to thaw meat. The thawing container is washed before and after each use.
- it’s always done with cold, running water to prevent the meat from thawing unevenly or unsafely.
- I was working in my college cafeteria.