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Cooking & Baking

Fla Dem

(26,112 posts) Sun May 26, 2024, 10:35 AM May 2024

Need some advce from all you cooks. [View all]

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. [View all] 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