need help fast- deep freezer was switched off arghhh

[cocobambino]

its ok, ive found this article..

Refreezing
Once food is thawed in the refrigerator, it is safe to refreeze it without cooking, although there may be a loss of quality due to the moisture lost through defrosting. After cooking raw foods which were previously frozen, it is safe to freeze the cooked foods. If previously cooked foods are thawed in the refrigerator, you may refreeze the unused portion.

If you purchase previously frozen meat, poultry or fish at a retail store, you can refreeze if it has been handled properly

[Tinks]

I would be cooking it before re freezing just to be safe. THink of all the easy meals you'll have next fortnight lol.

[cocobambino]

apparently just a no no if thawed on bench.
here is the article Freezing and Food Safety

I really dont have time to cook all day, with cooking comes cleaning all that mess and i have 3 kids including a newborn..

[Jas]

Hi,

I saw this scientist guy on the news..it was with all the recent flooding and talking about ppl who had lost power etc etc and what was safe to keep out of fridge stuff and freezer stuff and aparrently yes it has very recently been realised it is safe to refreeze meat if defrosted in the fridge but not if on the bench so i would refreeze it

[cocobambino]

Hi,

I saw this scientist guy on the news..it was with all the recent flooding and talking about ppl who had lost power etc etc and what was safe to keep out of fridge stuff and freezer stuff and aparrently yes it has very recently been realised it is safe to refreeze meat if defrosted in the fridge but not if on the bench so i would refreeze it

ok thanks, yer its still in the freezer the freezer is still cold but i can feel the meat defrosting, ive switched it back on now..Ive seen 4 articles now all saying its safe