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Freezer wasn't closed all the way - thawing question
Posted on 1/17/23 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 1/17/23 at 1:05 pm
My garage freezer wasn't closed all the way for three days. I noticed when I walked by it today. The freezer is full of deer meat.
I opened it up, and there was still ice and frost in it; however, there were numerous packages of deer meat that were thawed out. They were really cold, but not frozen. Most of the other packages were still frozen.
In your opinion, should I just toss the ones that were cold but not frozen? I did separate them so I know which ones they were.
I opened it up, and there was still ice and frost in it; however, there were numerous packages of deer meat that were thawed out. They were really cold, but not frozen. Most of the other packages were still frozen.
In your opinion, should I just toss the ones that were cold but not frozen? I did separate them so I know which ones they were.
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Posted on 1/17/23 at 1:07 pm to AFtigerFan
Time to make a chili.
Posted on 1/17/23 at 1:08 pm to AFtigerFan
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In your opinion, should I just toss the ones that were cold but not frozen?
i would definitely not do this.
Start cooking the meat in question this week if anything
Posted on 1/17/23 at 1:10 pm to AFtigerFan
I personally would just cook the thawed stuff and freeze what you make.
Are they re-frozen now?
Are they re-frozen now?
This post was edited on 1/17/23 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 1/17/23 at 1:10 pm to Gaston
quote:I made a big pot of it yesterday. The freezer is crap and doesn't seal well so it didn't close all the way when I pulled the ground meat out.
Time to make a chili.
I can definitely cook some more stuff up though. Some of it was ground meat and some of it was backstrap.
Posted on 1/17/23 at 1:12 pm to LouisianaLady
quote:They will be by the time I get back home I should have placed them in the refrigerator but I just put them on the top rack in the freezer.
Are they re-frozen now?
ETA - I just had the Mrs. move the thawed meat to the refrigerator, and I'll cook up some stuff throughout the week. Appreciate the input!
This post was edited on 1/17/23 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 1/17/23 at 1:12 pm to AFtigerFan
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I can definitely cook some more stuff up though. Some of it was ground meat
burgers
spaghetti
tacos
Posted on 1/17/23 at 2:56 pm to bnb9433
add these items to the list ... improvise using the ground meat
Posted on 1/17/23 at 3:55 pm to AFtigerFan
I'd just refreeze it. I've done this plenty of times with no issues.
Posted on 1/17/23 at 4:06 pm to AFtigerFan
I know that you’ve already dealt with this problem, but in future, if it’s still cold, just refreeze it. Loss of texture quality is all that will happen. Now if it’s warm, nah
Posted on 1/17/23 at 5:59 pm to AFtigerFan
You don’t have to throw anything out. Just refreeze. If it would have been weeks at a thawed out temperature then maybe, I still wouldnt. Three days is nothing.
Posted on 1/18/23 at 1:29 pm to AFtigerFan
That happened to me..... I took all the stuff that partially froze, dried it off and stuck it back in the freezer. That was about 6 years ago and I'm still here.
Posted on 1/18/23 at 4:38 pm to AFtigerFan
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The freezer is crap and doesn't seal well so it didn't close all the way when I pulled the ground meat out.
After a similar incident, I put a self-adhesive Velcro strap on mine and use it every time I close it.
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