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you can, but you're putting yourself in serious risk of food poisoning.not recommended
If the meat was originally very fresh when frozen, had been thawed properly under refrigeration and then refrozen shortly thereafter, illness would not be likely. The major concern would be that the quality of the meat would be negatively affected. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles make food less palatable.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt can, but if you're asking would it be okay, the answer is no. When I researched this question, I got a different answer. Meat defrosted in the refrigerator can be re-frozen without cooking, although some quality may be lost. The USDA recommends that meat defrosted by other methods be cooked before refreezing.
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∙ 15y agoYou can refreeze thawed vacuum food as long as it has not been open, if It has been open you can still reseal and refreeze it but you do run the risk of your food spoiling due to the introduction of bacteria into the food.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Meat that has been temperature-abused like that should not be refrozen. In fact, vacuum-packaged meat should not be thawed at room temperature.
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∙ 13y agoNo. I have no evidence that this is the right answer, but it's what Momma always told me and I have learned that she basically knows everything. Especially about cooking!
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∙ 12y agoNo, you shouldn't do that
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Can you freeze cooked kebab meat?
Yes, you can safely freeze cooked kebab meat one time. Once thawed, it is unsafe to refreeze any cooked meat.
Can you refreeze thawed stuffed cabbage?
can I refreeze cooked stuffed cabbage
Can you refreeze cooked chicken after it has been frozen and thawed?
no because if its already frozen and u refreeze it it will come out nasty and spoiled
Can you refreeze a thawed smoked turkey?
You should never refreeze a thawed smoked turkey. However, once you cook a thawed turkey, you can freeze the meat.
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.
Can you refreeze meat that has been frozen and cooked?
Yes. As long as the meat has been thawed and handled in a safe manner prior to cooking, then you can freeze the cooked meat. A lot of people cook meals ahead of time for convenience.
How can you use refreeze in a sentence?
It was too warm for the ice to refreeze. One the meat had thawed, they did not think it would be safe to refreeze it.
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 refreeze a thawed turkey that it's juices has seeped out already?
No, it is not safe to refreeze any meat once it has thawed, however if you cook it you can then freeze it again.
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 thawed crab that has not been cooked?
The general rule for refreezing foods that have been thawed, is that you should only refreeze if there are still ice crystals present in it, or after it has been cooked. If you do refreeze, you should also reduce the amount of time before you use the food as well, since the partial thaw may have allowed spoilage to progress slightly.
If you freeze meat and then cook it can you refreeze the cooked meat?
Yes.
