In article >,
Gary > wrote:

> I use ground beef for making chili and meatloaf. I package it into 2
> pound packages and freeze it in my freezer. Two pounds is enough for
> one recipe of either of the two items I use it for.
>
> Now I've just bought a new silicone loaf pan for meatloaf and have
> found a more reasonable recipe size is 3 pounds of ground beef. So I
> have inappropriate size packages, at least for the meatloaf.
>
> I suppose I cqn buy more ground beef and package it into 1 pound sizes
> and freeze it, but I have a LOT of frozen ground beef and would prefer
> to use what I have.
>
> Any suggestions for how I can repackage the frozen beef into different
> portion sizes without ruining the beef by defrosting it and refreezing
> it?
>
> Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

This isn't fun or easy, but I've done it a couple of times. Take a
serrated bread knife, or other serrated knife. A hacksaw would work
better. Cut a groove in the meat. Whack it on the edge of a sturdy
kitchen table.

It will break into two pieces.