How do commercial operations defrost large amounts

I know the basic health regulations but practically what do large scale operations do to defrost chicken/meats? Trying to defrost it all in the fridge takes approximately forever, and doing it all under cold rubbing water seems very inefficient.

food-safety defrosting

Best Answer

As Allison C commented. You move meat to walk in fridge and wait. You always have a few days reserve waiting for you. It's also safer as meat that have been in cooler for 4 days can be used on fifth day. While if you thawn it completly in room temperature (or under water but it was in room temperature while you taken it ou tof the sink) you would need to use it immediatelly.