Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for thawing a frozen item. The apparatus is capable of suspending or retaining a frozen item (typically a frozen food) in a liquid such that the frozen item remains submerged, thus allowing for the transfer of heat from the liquid to substantially the entire surface area of the frozen item, thereby accelerating the thawing process and ensuring an even thaw. This allows the user to monitor and/or conserve use of the liquid by using a desired amount (typically just enough to fully submerge the frozen item so that the liquid surrounds substantially the entire surface area of the frozen item and/or so that the liquid can circulate above and below the submerged frozen item). Moreover, because the frozen item remains submerged, the user does not have to rotate, flip or otherwise tend to the frozen item to ensure an even thaw.