8. Exactly 8. No more though, that would be silly. Although sausages you can do 9 times.
It is not wise to refreeze anything once it has been defrosted - especially if it contains meat products.
All meat can be defrosted and then refrozen. It is safe to eat, but will not be as tasty and juicy if meat had not been frozen. This is not a safety issue but a culinary one.
You can refreeze any food after its been defrosted as long as you cook it. What you should never do is defrost food and then freeze it again raw. It's very dangerous to do that.
No you should never refreeze any uncooked food. You can cook the bacon and then freeze it.
Once foods have been defrosted you can NEVER refreeze them! The chances of gicing yourself food poisoning is very high if you do that.
It depends somewhat on the meat. However, most red meats and pork can be re-frozen with this caveat: the meat must have been thawed in the refrigerator. If it was quick thawed in water or the microwave, it should not be refrozen. It depends on how completely it was defrosted. If it still had ice crystals it was not thawed completely. If all of it got over 32 Deg F do not refreeze.
it is not recommended to re- freeze any food product that has been partially defrosted due to the growth of harmful bacteria.
No, it is not a good idea. Thawing in the microwave speeds up bacterial growth. Any kind of meat that reaches room temperature should be cooked immediately, you can then freeze it. The only time you can refreeze meat is if it is still very cold or still partially frozen.
Hi, If you want to refreeze your pesto, I would say that depends. Pesto freezes really well. I freeze pesto and I use it within a year. If you defrosted your pesto and only used part of it, I would refreeze it if: 1) The pesto had been defrosted in the refrigerator and did not sit out for longer than half an hour. 2) I had not used any meat or cheese in the pesto Otherwise, it is better to use it all now. Some pestos are made with chicken broth. Those you will likely not want to refreeze or allow to defrost outside the refrigerator. When I freeze my pesto, I leave out the cheese and add freshly grates Parmesan and/or pecorino after it is defrosted. If you notice that the pesto has oxidized quite a bit, I would not use it. And in the future, I would make sure it was sealed up a lot better. If you have some more questions about storing pesto or how to make pesto, please check out: http://www.pestolovers.com/how-to-make-pesto.html Wolfie www.pestolovers.com
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Not if it is raw and has been fully thawed. You can cook it and then refreeze it. Put it in an air tight container.
If it's been frozen previously and thawed but not cooked you can only refreeze it if it's been maintained at proper temperature in between (40F or below). It must be wrapped well and as much air as possible expelled so it won't develop freezer burn. If the meat has been cooked it can also be refrozen following the same guidelines.