defrosted meats

Usually once a month I'll go to Costco to stock up on meat/protein for us to eat, portion it out and then freeze them so we can cook it later.  It SUCKS when you come home from work and have to wait for the meat to defrost (and don't want to use the microwave to defrost it).  Last night I pulled the chicken out to defrost/put it in the fridge and when I came home today it was ready to cook!  PHEW!  So wonderful just cooking and not having to worry about frozen meat.