Re-Freezing Beef

Spring Chicken · August 2009

I've got some bacon-wrapped filets that were frozen at one time and now are thawed. They need cooking today.

They are cryovac'd. Can I re-freeze them? Should I?

I'm thinking I'll cook them and then Food-Saver 'em.

Any thoughts would be deeply depreciated.

Spring "Thawed And Heated Many Times" Chicken
Spring Texas USA

Crimsongator · August 2009

From the USDA, but it does not speak to quality. Only that it can be done

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Basics_For_Handling_Food_Safely/index.asp

Refreezing
Meat and poultry defrosted in the refrigerator may be refrozen before or after cooking. If thawed by other methods, cook before refreezing.

fieroguy · August 2009

Leroy - I think your safest bet would be cook and re-cryovac 'em.

Lake Conroe Egger · August 2009

Put 'em on, I'll be right there!

Spring Chicken · August 2009

Thanks guys. I think I'll cook all 5 of 'em, Eggspecially since Lake Conroe Egger is coming. LOL

Spring "Preparing For Hurricane Me" Chicken

Crimsongator · August 2009

yeah, cooking and eating is my first choice. Can you cover the air fare. I'll be there in a few hours

Spring Chicken · August 2009

Any 'reasonable' host would certainly pay air fare to dinner, assuming of course, that the host has recently won a sizable lottery. That would not be me.

Spring "Dinner's On You" Chicken

Spring Chicken · August 2009

I'm betting that between the two of us there won't be any filets to freeze afterward LOL...

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stike · August 2009

sounds like you are gonna cook them, which is fine.

just an FYI, though. it's not a food SAFETY issue to refreeze meat, but a food QUALITY issue. it can get mushy if you refreeze.

of course, food safety comes into it if you thawed it at room temp (above 40, really) for any significant length of time.

you could thaw, refreeze, thaw, refreeze, thaw, refreeze ad infinitum, as long as the time spent above 40 degrees never totaled the fabled four hours.

Spring Chicken · August 2009

That's Eggzactly what I'm gonna do.

Spring "Freeze 'em And Forget 'em" Chicken

Spring Chicken · August 2009

That's good info. Bookmarked it.

Thanks.

Spring "Now I Know Everything" Chicken

Spring Chicken · August 2009

I knew there was a reason why we need to keep you around. Thanks for coming out of the dark place.

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Crimsongator · August 2009

:ohmy:

FlaPoolman · August 2009

Cook em and eat em

I'll be right over to help if Frank will let me borrow his small egg transporter :woohoo:

Spring Chicken · August 2009

You wouldn't want these Pat. They're part of a dead cow. See... I'm just gonna store 'em for later.

But they are cooked dead or not.

Spring "Cow Parts Storage Center" Chicken

NoVA Bill · August 2009

SC, that's an interesting griddle - what size and made by whom?

Eat some dead cow and put some away for a rainy day.

Spring Chicken · August 2009

It's cast iron. I've been using it for years. I got it at Academy for $6.00 (they're about $9.00 now). It's made in China (What isn't these days?) and has a flat side on the other side.

I've also used it as a device for cooking indirect.

I saw one almost like it in Kohl's in their Bobby Flay section that looked almost like it and it was considerably more expensive, probably because it was better built.

You might remember me showing some breakfast's on it earlier today.

http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=712554&catid=1

Anyway, it's a good accessory to have.

Spring "Cast In Fat" Chicken

NoVA Bill · August 2009

Went on line at Academy and couldn't find it, I did see the Bobby Flay CI on the Kohl's site. I like your grdidle because I didn't see the large extended handle plus the smooth and raised rib sides - nice.

I do have a Griswold No 9 griddle (11 inch gridle surface) that fits in the medium, handle and all, just no ribs for the grid marks on steaks. Thanks for your response. I keep an open for an Academy store. The search continues

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