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Fla Dem

(25,679 posts) Sun May 26, 2024, 10:35 AM May 2024

Need some advce from all you cooks.

I have a package of a dozen uncooked meatballs. Got them earlier this year and froze them. I want to use 6 of them today so I took them out of the freezer, but of course could not break them apart as they were all frozen together. I have defrosted them enough that I was able to split the pack in the middle giving me the 6 I will use today, and 6 not to be used today.

My question; can I put the 6 I'm not going to use today back in the freezer? They did not defrost through, just enough that I could split the package up into 2 packs.

Thanks for your help.

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Need some advce from all you cooks. (Original Post) Fla Dem May 2024 OP

I think so. As long as the core of each meatball is basically frozen. flying_wahini May 2024 #1

Thank you. That's what I'll do. Fla Dem May 2024 #5

No. Frozen food should not be refrozen once thawed. Karadeniz May 2024 #2

Agree! Safer to COOK them all, then freeze the ones not intended to be used. Attilatheblond May 2024 #4

Thank you. I'll have a dozen meatballs all cooked and ready to serve! Fla Dem May 2024 #7

I kind of thought that the rule, but just wanted to check. Thank you. Fla Dem May 2024 #6

Agree, never refreeze food if..fish..had..wings May 2024 #3

Thank you. That's what I'll do! Fla Dem May 2024 #8

they should be fine Kali May 2024 #9

Texture will suffer the most Retrograde May 2024 #11

Sure. MOMFUDSKI May 2024 #10

flying_wahini

(8,006 posts)

1. I think so. As long as the core of each meatball is basically frozen.

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2024, 10:38 AM

May 2024

Usually when I have to do this I will go ahead and cook them all and refreeze If you need to.

Fla Dem

(25,679 posts)

5. Thank you. That's what I'll do.

Reply to flying_wahini (Reply #1)

Sun May 26, 2024, 10:51 AM

May 2024

Karadeniz

(23,414 posts)

2. No. Frozen food should not be refrozen once thawed.

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2024, 10:46 AM

May 2024

Attilatheblond

(4,293 posts)

4. Agree! Safer to COOK them all, then freeze the ones not intended to be used.

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #2)

Sun May 26, 2024, 10:49 AM

May 2024

Fla Dem

(25,679 posts)

7. Thank you. I'll have a dozen meatballs all cooked and ready to serve!

Reply to Attilatheblond (Reply #4)

Sun May 26, 2024, 10:54 AM

May 2024

Fla Dem

(25,679 posts)

6. I kind of thought that the rule, but just wanted to check. Thank you.

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #2)

Sun May 26, 2024, 10:52 AM

May 2024

if..fish..had..wings

(814 posts)

3. Agree, never refreeze food

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2024, 10:47 AM

May 2024

It's just too dangerous. Cook them all, then refreeze the COOKED ones you didn't eat.

Fla Dem

(25,679 posts)

8. Thank you. That's what I'll do!

Reply to if..fish..had..wings (Reply #3)

Sun May 26, 2024, 10:56 AM

May 2024

Kali

(55,735 posts)

9. they should be fine

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2024, 11:04 AM

May 2024

main problem would be slight loss of flavor/texture. cook thoroughly within a couple of months. risk is there due more to fact of ground meat product in first place, not slight thaw and refreeze.

Retrograde

(10,645 posts)

11. Texture will suffer the most

Reply to Kali (Reply #9)

Sun May 26, 2024, 11:31 PM

May 2024

Otherwise it depends on how long the meat was out and how thawed it got, In the future consider freezing things in one or two meal portions

MOMFUDSKI

(7,080 posts)

10. Sure.

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2024, 12:22 PM

May 2024

I sometimes thaw meat in the sun if I am in a hurry

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