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What foods can you eat after it has been frozen thawed and then refrozen?
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∙ 11y ago
It is not recommended to eat any foods that have been frozen, thawed and refrozen. You can, however, thaw food, cook it, and then freeze it.
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If chop meat was frozen then cooked can it be refrozen?
Food which has been cooked can be frozen, even if it was frozen prior to cooking. BUT Frozen food which has been thawed, but not cooked, should never be re-frozen. Nor should food which was cooked, frozen and thawed.
Under what conditions can thawed foods be refrozen?
If the food has been thawed under refrigeration and has not started to spoil, food can be safely refrozen. Partially thawed can be refrozen, too. But the extra freeze-thaw cycle will cause degradation of quality. It might be better to cook the food, then freeze it.
Can frozen hamburgers that thawed on ice in a cooler be re-frozen and then cooked and eaten without making you sick?
No they can not ! not any food that have been defrosted can be re-frosted because of Bactria and germs !If they've been kept refrigerated and well sealed they can be refrozen.
What are signs that frozen food has thawed and been refrozen?
signs of defrosting is softness of meat or other food item, and able to move around and break.
If Large ice crystal in a case of frozen food are evidence that the product may have been?
Thawed or partially thawed, and then refrozen. In many cases, the food will be spoiled, and in almost every case, the food will have been damaged in texture by re-freezing.
Can frozen food be refrozen?
Frozen food that has been thawed under refrigeration could be safely refrozen if it hasn't been sitting around too long, but the quality of the food will be diminished. Flavor and texture will be affected.It might be better to cook the food before refreezing it. If you let your TV dinner defrost, it is best to have it for supper.
Can steak be unfrozen then refrozen?
According to the USDA, unused portions of food thawed in the refrigerator can be refrozen. However, there maybe a loss in the quality of food due to the moisture lost during thawing. You should never refreeze any foods left outside of the refrigerator for longer than 2 hours - 1 hour in temps over 90 degrees.
Can chicken thawed outside be refrozen without cooking?
It is not recommended to re-freeze ANY type of food product once it has been thawed.
If frozen fish thaws can it be frozen again?
No, frozen is frozen. But you can refreeze something that has been thawed. You can refreeze thawed meat long as there are still ice crystals on it. Once completely thawed then you need to cook it first then refreeze. This applies to solid pieces only, ground meat once more than half thawed needs to be cooked first then refrozen always.
Can you refreezing uncooked lamb?
Due to health risks, no meat (or fish) should be refrozen after it has been thawed.
Are shrimps good once they have been unthawed?
I assume you mean thawed - unthawed is refrozen! As long as that was the only time they have been frozen, they will be perfectly good. Most shell food and fish is perfectly good after being frozen, but beware, many supermarket fish/shellfish, have been frozen before being defrosted and put on display. Check the label to be sure.
Can frozen gooseberries be stewed and refrozen?
Yes. We are told not to refreeze things because bacteria can get established during the thawing and will not be destroyed by refreezing. However, it will be destroyed by cooking. It is perfectly ok to refreeze anything which has been cooked after it was thawed.
