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Old 11-04-2009 | 04:49 PM
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if i freeze my deer meat, is it ok to pull it out and grind it with fresh hog meat fer sausage and REFREEZE it?
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Old 11-04-2009 | 05:09 PM
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Thats what I do and have done it for years. Never had any bad meat to come out of doing that.
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Old 11-04-2009 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by gregrn43
Thats what I do and have done it for years. Never had any bad meat to come out of doing that.

Wow!! You have been getting lucky.

Halfbaked, this is the worst thing you can do. Your just asking to get youself sick. That is a golden rule with meat. Never unthaw and refreeze.
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Old 11-04-2009 | 05:51 PM
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I actually grind my meat partially frozen, easier, faster and better finished product. I have never had a problem with frozen, thaw, ground and then re-freeze. It's how I learned, my father & uncles were butchers.
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Old 11-04-2009 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by gregrn43
Thats what I do and have done it for years. Never had any bad meat to come out of doing that.
We do the same thing here at the house.
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Old 11-04-2009 | 06:32 PM
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my sausage is usually made at the begining of deer season using all of whats left over from last season, almost one year old meat, ground down with pork packaged and refreezed, its actually better this way, something about the old meat losing all gamey taste.
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Old 11-04-2009 | 09:20 PM
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There is no reason that it would be harmful. Just don't leave it out any longer than necessary and don't let it get any warmer than absolutely necessary.
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Old 11-05-2009 | 06:53 AM
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It'll be fine, I've been doing it that way for more than 10 years and the only side effects is the need to freeze more venison.
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