Why can't i re-freeze meat???

[danroll]

is there any particular reason why i can't re-freeze meat?

basically i have a load of mince meat in my freezer and tonight i want to make a load of lasagne's and freeze them for night's when i work late/at college etc. i don't want to buy more mince meat when i don't really need to, i bought a big slab of it a month or so ago and it's bagged up in the freezer.

is there a genuine medical reason why i shouldn't do this, i'm generally not too bothered about use by dates (within reason) so want to make sure that this isn't a myth before i end up making myself really ill.

just incase - it's top quality british minced beef.

thanks in advance.

[danroll]

thanks helen, that's exactly the kind of answer i was hoping for!

Dan.

[danroll]

another question helen, does this apply to all meats?

[bednobs]

i always do this and am not dead yet. At christmas we re-freeze cooked turkey when there's too much of it

[danroll]

nothing in particular, just in general really.

thanks again.

[ummmm]

Yep...I always re freeze once it's cooked.

[ummmm]

I can't find it on google but Delia Smith done a programme about frozen foods...re freezing and cooking from frozen dispelling many myths. The experts agreed that if you cook from frozen as long as it was piping hot all the way through then you shouldn't have any bother.

[theonlyone]

I often make a spag bol batch and freeze it , so no probs with that at all .

[pastafreak]

As long as you do not re-freeze in the same condition as it was previously-you are ok...ie-raw/raw or cooked/cooked.
So-you must cook from raw in order to freeze again, and NEVER re-freeze cooked.That is when you run the risk of bacteria growth. And always heat til piping hot-this also decreases any possible risks.

[ihaveaquestion]

Re-freeze once cooked. Write or stick a label on your dinners so that they dont sit in freezer for too long.