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Old 11-24-2008 | 01:45 PM
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Ok so Ive put away from meat from the last deer I shot.....I cut this one up myself (normally send them to the processor), but having three kids and limited time....I had to put most of it up in larger portions than I wanted and it was already 7 days dead (1/4ed and on ice and in fridge) so I needed to get it up asap. So my question is, once I get to the store to get what I need to store it, can I thaw it, put it in the portions I want, and then put it back in the freezer and it be fine....or is one freeze and one thaw all youd want to do before you eat it?
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Old 11-24-2008 | 05:56 PM
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you can thaw and refreeze, just thaw in the fridge , better yet only partialy thaw then cut, re-wrap and freeze. The idea is to keep the meat as cold as possible so any bacteria won't have a chance to multiply.
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Old 11-25-2008 | 12:34 AM
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Either listen to Big Guy or leave it as is till you need it, then partialy thaw cut off your piece and package and re-freeze whats left of the piece you partially thawed.
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Old 11-25-2008 | 06:27 AM
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Thanks guys. Ill give it a try. Im generally reluctant to thaw meat then refreeze it, but I may give the partial thaw a try, then use a saw or serrated blade to cut it into smaller portions and rewrap.
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