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.

[C~Q]

Ok thanks. I realised what happened...Sat night I had a power cut and had to switch off and unplug everything. I plugged the fridge back in but forgot to switch it on so everything in the freezer is defrosted

Thinking it would have been totally defrosted by about...Mon??? If the freezer was off fbut sealed from Sat night. So do you think I could cook them up today or chuck them out? (Sausages I mean, i'm chucking the chick mince )

[LimeSlice]

Was the freezer still cold when you opened it?

You will be fine cooking the meat, the chicken...meh not so much if it wasn't cold lol

[C~Q]

It was cold ish...kind of like a, not all that cold fridge!!!