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Can you refreeze cooked chicken after it has been frozen and thawed?
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∙ 12y ago
no because if its already frozen and u refreeze it it will come out nasty and spoiled
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoOnly if the chicken has been cooked. It is not a good plan to refreeze raw meats. This will cause the meat to be less flavorful as well.
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∙ 9y agoYes, you can refreeze cooked chicken one time after it is cooked.
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∙ 15y agoYes. Meat can be refrozen after cooking.
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Can you refreeze chicken thats been thawed in water?
It isn't generally safe to refreeze raw food. This is especially true for chicken, which is contaminated with salmonella at scary-high rates. If the chicken has thawed, it isn't generally safe to refreeze it and eat it later. This is especially true if it is thawed in room-temperature water rather than being thawed in the refrigerator. Once thawed, the chicken should be cooked fairly quickly. Once cooked, it can then be frozen for later consumption.
How many times can chicken be frozen?
Only once, once it is thawed you can not refreeze it.
Can you refreeze thawed stuffed cabbage?
can I refreeze cooked stuffed cabbage
Can you freeze bacon then thaw and cook and then refreeze?
No, it would not be safe to refreeze bacon, or any food, without cooking it first.
Can frozen raw hamburger be thawed then frozen again and cooked?
No, definitely and absolutely not! It's a recipe for food poisoning.If frozen meat has thawed you can freeze it again AFTERit has been properly cooked. When the cooked meat is thawed, it must not be frozen again. It is just too risky.
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 refreeze pork butt after you make it into links?
yes, I have slow cooked pork butt, shredded it and frozen it. It comes back fine, if slowly thawed
Can you refreeze thawed pork?
According to the USDA, once food is thawed in the refrigerator, it is safe to refreeze it without cooking, although there may be a loss of quality due to the moisture lost through defrosting. After cooking raw foods which were previously frozen, it is safe to freeze the cooked foods. No, you should not refreeze meat once it has been thawed.
Can you eat frozen chicken that has gone white?
You can if it was deep-frozen raw chicken which was defrosted and then thoroughly cooked in the oven. If the cooked chicken is then deep-frozen it can be defrosted (thawed) and eaten, but should not be deep-frozen a third time.
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.
Can I refreeze chicken after it has thawed out in the refrigerator?
You should never refreeze any type of meat or seafood that has thawed - best to cook it and then freeze.Unthawed chicken is frozen chicken. It cannot be refrozen because it has remained frozen. If chicken has been removed from a freezer but has remained hard on the outside, it is still frozen and can be replaced into the freezer without suffering any further damage.
Can you refreeze steak once it is defrosted?
Yes. It is preferable over trying to refreeze raw thawed chicken.
