[rawfeeding] Re: cutting frozen meats

Stephanie in L.A. wrote:

>I need help cutting frozen beef liver and heart.
>
>My only alternative is to cook it and refreeze the leftovers, or just
>eat it myself.

Ah, you've been thoroughly trained in never refreezing food, haven't you?

Bet your mom taught you to not feed chicken bones to dogs too! <grin>

Actually, the prohibition against refreezing is purely to avoid food-borne
illness caused by bacteria growth. So many people defrost the wrong way and
allow bacteria to grow. Refreezing doesn't kill that bacteria, it just put
them to sleep until they warm up again, then they start their orgy right
where they left off.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service of the USDA recommends:
Foods defrosted in the refrigerator can be refrozen without cooking, although
there may be some loss of quality.
Foods thawed by the cold water method should be cooked before refreezing.
Foods thawed in the microwave should be cooked before refreezing.

The difference in recommendations is purely due to their concern about
whether all parts of the food remained under 40 F the entire time.
>http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Big_Thaw/index.asp

Lora
Evanston, IL

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