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i have two questions to pose to ST. the first: i read yesterday that you shouldn't make a meal from frozen meat and then freeze that meal.

Posted by kare (aka kare) Nov 28 '11, 12:23

the temperature changes (freezing twice) is what causes bacteria to grow, the reasoning was.

i sort of figured once it was cooked it didn't really matter. anyone know off the top of their heads?

Responses:

I doubt that is scientifically correct. -- nm - crash davis Nov 28, 12:30
A. cooking resets the clock on the bacteria party b. freezing doesn't promote bac. growth, but the process of ice crystals forming breaks cellular.. - zeitgeist Nov 28, 12:29
you can not defrost then refreeze. You can defrost, cook and refreeze -- nm - decline Nov 28, 12:26 23
- This. it's perfectly fine. -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:27 22
  - yay! thanks all. it seemed weird to me. -- nm - kare Nov 28, 12:28 21
    - Think about all the frozen dinners and pizzas out there. I'm sure many were made from frozen meat. -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:28 20
      - *covers food with enough salt to create a mummy* -- nm - food industry Nov 28, 12:29 19
        
        oh, salt's not that bad. -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:30 18
        
        in the amounts they use in prepared frozen foods? - znufrii Nov 28, 12:32 17
        
        Lean Cuisine has 300-700 mg of sodium per meal. Daily guideline is 2400 mg. - loosilu Nov 28, 12:35 16
        
        the point being that Lean Cuisine is not the typically chosen fast food meal - Reagen Nov 28, 12:44 8
        
        hmmm, they sure seem to be a big seller around here. However, I have no idea of actual sale numbers. -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:45 6
        
        I think his point is that any single brand or variety does not constitute a representative enough sample by which to draw any conclusion. - znufrii Nov 28, 12:47 5
        
        my quick googling suggests Lean Cuisine is the top selling line of frozen meals, so it could be seen as typical. -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:49 4
        
        If there were only two lines. -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 12:50 3
        
        the difference in sales may actually be that big. -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:51 2
        
        which you have demonstrated by...? -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 12:52 1
        
        true, I haven't. - loosilu Nov 28, 12:54
        
        "frozen food" -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 12:44
        
        though I rarely defend znu, I must point out that he said food, not Lean Cuisine :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 28, 12:37 6
        
        they're decent frozen meals. It's not gourmet, but it's better than hot pockets. -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:38 5
        
        this is single point data analysis. -- (link) - amanda Nov 28, 12:40 1
        
        that's ... not a Lean Cuisine. -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:41
        
        mmm....hot pockets... -- nm - znufrii Nov 28, 12:39 1
        
        they are tasty. -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:42
        
        I know, but sometimes I have to make the cheap joke. -- nm - crash davis Nov 28, 12:39
you can't freeze, unfreeze, then refreeze, but i think refreezing after you cook is no biggie. -- nm - Andie Nov 28, 12:25
I should have been dead long ago. -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 12:25 1
- Do I dare to freeze a meat? -- nm - con_carne Nov 28, 12:26
Once cooked you can freeze it. You should thaw and then re-freeze uncooked meat (or poultry or fish). -- nm - pmb Nov 28, 12:25 1
- *shouldn't* -- nm - pmb Nov 28, 12:28
we freeze chili and spaghetti sauce all the time made from frozen burger...the cooking would kill it I would think -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 12:25 3
- yes cooking kills bacteria but some (I forget which) excret toxins which are not (that's the stuff that sickens/kills dozens in a state or country. - zeitgeist Nov 28, 12:33 2
  - mmm...botulism... -- nm - znufrii Nov 28, 12:33 1
    - yes, and also Bacillus cereus (the fried rice bug). -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:39
i don't know. but my uncle, who had to take a class in food management, said that you're not supposed to reheat something more than once. - prayformojo Nov 28, 12:25 4
- this makes a little more sense to me. i've avoided doing this while pg. -- nm - kare Nov 28, 12:27 2
  - Add some nudity and it should be fine -- nm - con_carne Nov 28, 12:28 1
    - or a bit of swearing. -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 12:48
- I would agree with this ... but cooking is different than reheating. -- nm - loosilu Nov 28, 12:27
once it is cooked it doesn't really matter. - znufrii Nov 28, 12:24

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i have two questions to pose to ST. the first: i read yesterday that you shouldn't make a meal from frozen meat and then freeze that meal.

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