Partially defrosted food?`

[C~Q]

I'm hoping there is nothing wrong with my freezer but I just went to get out some sausages and they were partially defrosted And so was everything else in there. I checked the thermostat and it was on 4 so I turned it up. Hopefully the freezer door was just left open and it's not broken...

So can I re freeze everything that was in there or do I have to chuck it all? Someone said if I fully defrost it, then I can refreeze without cooking...is that true? Or can I just refreeze when it's half defrosted?

TIA...thankfully there wasn't too much in there but still about $40 worth

[LimeSlice]

Do you know how long they have been partially defrosted for?

You should be able to cook them , but no, you can't refreeze without cooking meat.

[skybie]

Cook and refreeze, dont just refreeze them, they'll go off.
Hopefully its not broken and starts working properly!

[Rach75]

if food has been defrosted in a fridge not a bench then you can refreeze so i would assume the same thing

[C~Q]

Thats what I heard...that you can refreeze defrosted food without cooking as long as it hasn't been defrosted in the microwave...

[Pandora]

If its been partially defrosted in the fridge you can refreeze it as is, but if it is completely defrosted or was defrosted outside the fridge then you cant refreeze it.