BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Microwave plan for colossal squid

BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Microwave plan for colossal squid: "An industrial-scale microwave oven may have to be used to defrost a colossal squid caught in the Antarctic last month, scientists say.
They are pondering how to thaw out the half-tonne squid in a way that makes sure none of it rots before other parts have defrosted. ...
Mr O'Shea said it would take days for the colossal squid to defrost at room temperature - meaning its outer flesh could have rotted by the time the centre thawed. "