PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for thawing frozen food which can be handled even by a user who is not specially trained about boilers, and with which steam can evenly be sprayed to food.SOLUTION: The device for thawing frozen food includes: a preheating tank 6 for heating supplied water by a first heater 35 to boil the water a steam tank 10 where the hot water is drawn in from the preheating tank 6 and further heated by second heaters 36 so as to generate superheated water and steam and a thawing chamber 50 to which the steam is introduced from the upper part of the steam tank 10 to be sprayed onto a frozen food 60 so as to thaw the frozen food.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】特別なボイラーに関する教育を受けずとも取り扱うことができ、また、食品に対する水蒸気の噴霧をムラなく行うことができる冷凍食品解凍装置を提供することである。【解決手段】給水を第1のヒータ35で加熱して湯を沸かす予熱タンク6と、予熱タンク6から湯を引き込んで、この湯を第2のヒータ36でさらに加熱して高熱水と水蒸気とを発生させる蒸気タンク10と、蒸気タンク10の上部から水蒸気を導いて冷凍食品60に噴霧しこれを解凍する解凍室50とを備えた。【選択図】図1