Minced Steak.

[zabado]

I cooked a large batch of of fresh minced steak with onions and I froze 3 large portions of it. If I now de-frost and make a minced steak pie can I re-freeze part of it to eat at at later date. My freezer is set to -24 degrees.

[Vagus]

Advice is not to, but I probably would.

[naomi24]

No.

[johnny.5]

I would too not knowing if it had been frozen previous to purchase

[naomi24]

You can freeze raw meat then defrost it and cook it and freeze again - but that's it. Once the cooked meat is thawed, no more freezing.

[bhg481]

You have your freezer set very low; the recommended temperature is -18 deg.

[roopower]

I would refreeze cooked mince but not any raw that was left.

[barry1010]

Yes

[pat2604]

Yes

[Patsy33]

No, I wouldn't.

[Mamyalynne]

I would.

[cashier]

I wouldbut make smaller pies to freeze whole.

[Tilly2]

Do you mean can you freeze part of the cooked pie?

[tiggerblue10]

You can freeze it again once cooked but not raw a second time.

[pat2604]

I freeze mince and often Thaw and cook with onions and make a basic mince, Which I then freeze again in foil trays. The foil trays hold enough to make 2 days dinners by adding appropriate ingredients. We eat half on the day made and put the rest in a foil tray tor another meal. Label and freeze as a ready meal. Have done this for years. We don't eat just mince and onions as a meal ever. Anyway we are still alive and never had food poisoning.

[pat2604]

Cooked food should be left to cool a little and frozen as soon possible and should never be left to cool completely before freezing.

I only have fresh meat and fish in the fridge enough for two days, apart from whole chickens with a long use by date. Everything else is frozen.

[pastafreak]

// a large batch of fresh minced steak and onions// translated to me as already cooked. Every time a food is defrosted and reheated, there is a chance of bacteria multiplying in that food. You'd need to be absolutely scrupulous about defrosting, heating, and then cooling that food. Personally, I wouldn't.
This article might help...

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health/can-previously-frozen-thawed-and-cooked-food-be-refrozen

[pastafreak]

Lottie...cooked food should be completely cooled quickly before freezing. In a pan of cold water is one method.

[pat2604]

Not what I was told Pasta, I have always put in the fridge when is cooled down a bit and transferred to freezer afterwards. Never had any problems. I've only had food poisoning once - from shrimps in Portugal.

[pastafreak]

Oh that sounds fine Lottie...as long as it's done quickly.

[Buenchico]

While everyone else is squabbling, I'll simply refer you to the NHS website.

Quote:
"You can refreeze cooked meat and fish once, as long as they have been cooled before going into the freezer. If in doubt, do not refreeze."

Source:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/how-to-store-food-and-leftovers/