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Default Re-freezing food

Pandora > wrote:

> You can refreze only if you cook the meatballs.
> Generally, You can't refreeze defrosted food, unless you cook it before.


Even the overly conservative USDA says it's OK to re-freeze meat,
poultry and fish whether it was cooked or not.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FactSheets/...g/index.asp#14

-sw