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Do you refreeze meat?

Butterfly123 Posted:

Do you refreeze meat?

Dh always says we cant refreeze after it has thawed so a lot of times our leftover meat goes bad. I used to refreeze all the time when I lived at home and my mom does it all the time. He swears we will get sick but Ive eaten refreezed meat before. What do you think?

Ayne11 Posted:

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I haven't done it because I've also been told it's bad. My friend does it all the time and I've never gotten sick. I guess the theory is you'd freeze bacteria in the meat, but I would think either the bacteria would die in the cold, or you'd cook it off anyway. So I guess it's a matter of preference.

Butterfly123 Posted:

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I just read refreezing it slows the bacteria but once its thawed out the bacteria continues. You just have to make sure its cooked really well to kill it. Also the quality of the meat is sometimes lost because of the loss in moisture. But I havent read about any real risks. DH drives me nuts. Hes so paranoid sometimes.

SB7308 Posted:

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Never done it. I'd be too nervous about getting sick.

GinaZ Posted:

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I dont do it cus I think it effects the taste. We have taken out meat before to thaw and after a couple hours somethign comes up and I tell DH to put it back in the freezer. But usually its still half frozen. it has been fine.

agraydc Posted:

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Posted by SB7308

Never done it. I'd be too nervous about getting sick.


ditto
futuremrsfab Posted:

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yea, i dont think you can refreeze it when its raw- but I think you can cook it and freeze it then and its ok- but not 100% sure.

quick defrost tip- so that you dont have to take meat out too far in advance- put the meat wrapped in a zip lock and put in a bowl of tempid water and place in the fridge- most will defrost in 30 minutes- this doesnt work for chop meat though
ant n tilde Posted:

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if i thaw it in the fridge i will refreeze
if i thaw on the counter i do not

but honestly, i am gross with this kind of stuff and so far, have never gotten sick - i will just remember to overcook it a bit.

Mici n KC Posted:

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I don't refreeze raw meat because of the taste quality. I'll cook all the meat and freeze that to save for future meals.

CD516 Posted:

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I never refreeze meat. heard its really bad.

Wifeynella Posted:

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I never refreeze out of pure fear of getting sick.

I usually divide my meat purchases into serving sizes and freeze them that way. So that I cook what I need and dont waste anything.
futuremrsfab Posted:

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Posted by Mici n KC

I don't refreeze raw meat because of the taste quality. I'll cook all the meat and freeze that to save for future meals.


how does the freezing the cooked meat work- like what meat do you freeze and how do you use it? tia
RockysGirl Posted:

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i always refreeze and it doesn't seem to do anything to the meat at all. We've never gotten sick and it definitely doesn't taste any different either. Usually though, it'll still be mostly frozen. Like I'll thaw a huge chunk and i'll cook the pieces that thawed completely, the rest goes back into the freezer for future use. If I didn't do that, there would be a LOT of wasted meat - and it's expensive

BUT - I do have to wonder... if it's so bad to refreeze meat, then why is it that when you buy meat from a store, it's already thawed. Obviously I'm not buying this huge chunk of meat with the intentions on eating right now. It's meant to be frozen for a week or so - so if it's bad then why don't we buy meat that's frozen? It's always just chilled, ya know i'm saying?
kirstenjk Posted:

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Nope, I try to only defrost what I am going to cook that evening. I don't even freeze meat that I already cooked - we just eat it as a leftovers.

Mici n KC Posted:

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Posted by futuremrsfab

Posted by Mici n KC

I don't refreeze raw meat because of the taste quality. I'll cook all the meat and freeze that to save for future meals.


how does the freezing the cooked meat work- like what meat do you freeze and how do you use it? tia


I'll make chicken cutlets and freeze them. This weekend I made a whole turkey but we didn't eat it all so I put some in the freezer. When I want to make a soup or a sandwich, I'll take some out and let it defrost.
Jenn04 Posted:

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I dont refreeze and I try to defrost my meat in the fridge.

Also I only buy small packs of meat and we cook and eat it all or save for lunch or ditch.
jtgarsik Posted:

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i've always been told that once it thaws u should NEVER refreeze...not only because of the bacteria issue, but because it majorly takes away from the taste..
so nope - never have & never will!
jtgarsik Posted:

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Posted by Mici n KC

I don't refreeze raw meat because of the taste quality. I'll cook all the meat and freeze that to save for future meals.


yep - same here!
bluekat16 Posted:

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Posted by Songstress

Dh always says we cant refreeze after it has thawed so a lot of times our leftover meat goes bad. I used to refreeze all the time when I lived at home and my mom does it all the time. He swears we will get sick but Ive eaten refreezed meat before. What do you think?


I've always re-freezed after it's thawed and my mom always did that also.

DH however, doesn't like to re-freeze but he just goes with what I've always done. I can't remember if he doesn't do it becasue of bacteria or taste.

I can tell you that I've never gotten sick and neither has my family.
LauraD419 Posted:

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I don't know why...but I was always told not to refreeze meat and that it was bad. I have no idea why though!

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