Refreezing Kippers

[jabsco]

My freezer was turned off accidentally for a day. Can I eat refrozen kippers ? Surely the fact that they have been smoked heavily would stop them spoiling when they defrosted.

[puddicat]

why ask you seem to have the answer!!!

[crisgal]

i wouldn't risk it myself. Have them for breakfast with some brown bread and butter!

[jabsco]

Thanks for your reply puddicat
I hope I have the answer. They are already refrozen. Now that I am considering eating them I am looking a bit of reassurance. Dont want to spend an uncomfortable few days in the smallest room in the house

[whiffy]

You'll be fine. They were vacuum-packed and frozen. If they defrosted in the meantime, then how can they have gone off, or been infected, inside the vacuum packaging?

They are fine to eat.

[jabsco]

Not vacuum packed. We buy them from the Isle of Man by the cardboard box.
There are about 10 kippers left in the box. I ate two when they defrosted. If there had of only been a couple left I would have binned them.

[Kleiber]

I bought some scallops a couple of weeks ago from Morrisons fresh fish counter and when I got them home it said on the label of the bag, "previously frozen - do not re-freeze", so I popped them in my freezer and had them a few days ago (!) They were lovely and I haven't been ill. I sometimes think the " 'elf & safety" folk are taking things a bit too far. It's the compensation culture I guess. Enjoy your Manx kippers!!

[jabsco]

Thanks Kleiber. I will have a go in the morning. I will wait until Sunday and let you know how i get on.Should know by that stage.

[jabsco]

Ate a kipper fri morning. No ill-effects