Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my frig
and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if refrozen.
How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!

Help!

S

Yes. I have refrozen meat several times with no bad effects. My wife
cleans stuff off the shelf above the meat compartment and sets it there.

Enjoy it tomorrow.

Dwayne

"swede" > wrote in message
...
> Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
> for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my
> frig
> and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if
> refrozen.
> How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
>
> Help!
>
> S
>

Yes. I have refrozen meat several times with no bad effects. My wife
cleans stuff off the shelf above the meat compartment and sets it there.

Enjoy it tomorrow.

Dwayne

"swede" > wrote in message
...
> Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
> for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my
> frig
> and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if
> refrozen.
> How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
>
> Help!
>
> S
>

swede > wrote in message >...
> Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
> for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my frig
> and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if refrozen.
> How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
>
> Help!
>
> S

How long did you leave it out? Two hours would be the max, in my
opinion. Here's a clue: NEVER thaw a turkey by putting it out for
"several" hours. Either dunk it in a vat of cold water (changing it
often) and thaw it that way, or thaw it in the fridge.

You can safely refreeze meat IF it has been thawed in the
refrigerator. The texture/flavor may suffer, but it won't hurt you.
Without knowing how "thawed" your turkey got, one can't really tell
you if it's safe or not - I'd guess it is, but I don't know.

N.

Nancy Dooley wrote:

> swede > wrote in message >...
>
>>Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
>>for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my frig
>>and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if refrozen.
>>How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
>>
>>Help!
>>
>>S
>
>
> How long did you leave it out? Two hours would be the max, in my
> opinion. Here's a clue: NEVER thaw a turkey by putting it out for
> "several" hours. Either dunk it in a vat of cold water (changing it
> often) and thaw it that way, or thaw it in the fridge.
>
> You can safely refreeze meat IF it has been thawed in the
> refrigerator. The texture/flavor may suffer, but it won't hurt you.
> Without knowing how "thawed" your turkey got, one can't really tell
> you if it's safe or not - I'd guess it is, but I don't know.
>
> N.


Of course it is still safe -- it never really thawed. So it never got
above about 32 degrees F. (After leaving a raw bird out for a couple of
hours, I would recommend cooking it before eating...)

Best regards,
Bob

Nancy Dooley wrote:

> swede > wrote in message >...
>
>>Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
>>for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my frig
>>and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if refrozen.
>>How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
>>
>>Help!
>>
>>S
>
>
> How long did you leave it out? Two hours would be the max, in my
> opinion. Here's a clue: NEVER thaw a turkey by putting it out for
> "several" hours. Either dunk it in a vat of cold water (changing it
> often) and thaw it that way, or thaw it in the fridge.
>
> You can safely refreeze meat IF it has been thawed in the
> refrigerator. The texture/flavor may suffer, but it won't hurt you.
> Without knowing how "thawed" your turkey got, one can't really tell
> you if it's safe or not - I'd guess it is, but I don't know.
>
> N.


Of course it is still safe -- it never really thawed. So it never got
above about 32 degrees F. (After leaving a raw bird out for a couple of
hours, I would recommend cooking it before eating...)

Best regards,
Bob

zxcvbob > wrote in message >...
> Nancy Dooley wrote:
>
> > swede > wrote in message >...
> >
> >>Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
> >>for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my frig
> >>and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if refrozen.
> >>How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
> >>
> >>Help!
> >>
> >>S
> >
> >
> > How long did you leave it out? Two hours would be the max, in my
> > opinion. Here's a clue: NEVER thaw a turkey by putting it out for
> > "several" hours. Either dunk it in a vat of cold water (changing it
> > often) and thaw it that way, or thaw it in the fridge.
> >
> > You can safely refreeze meat IF it has been thawed in the
> > refrigerator. The texture/flavor may suffer, but it won't hurt you.
> > Without knowing how "thawed" your turkey got, one can't really tell
> > you if it's safe or not - I'd guess it is, but I don't know.
> >
> > N.
>
>
> Of course it is still safe -- it never really thawed. So it never got
> above about 32 degrees F. (After leaving a raw bird out for a couple of
> hours, I would recommend cooking it before eating...)
>
> Best regards,
> Bob


Ya think it oughtta be cooked? Damn! >;-)

The OP said "several" hours - that, to me, could be anywhere from 2 to
5, and he said the turkey got "refrozen" in the refrigerator,
indicating it wasn't frozen when he rescued it from the counter.

N.

zxcvbob > wrote in message >...
> Nancy Dooley wrote:
>
> > swede > wrote in message >...
> >
> >>Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
> >>for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my frig
> >>and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if refrozen.
> >>How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
> >>
> >>Help!
> >>
> >>S
> >
> >
> > How long did you leave it out? Two hours would be the max, in my
> > opinion. Here's a clue: NEVER thaw a turkey by putting it out for
> > "several" hours. Either dunk it in a vat of cold water (changing it
> > often) and thaw it that way, or thaw it in the fridge.
> >
> > You can safely refreeze meat IF it has been thawed in the
> > refrigerator. The texture/flavor may suffer, but it won't hurt you.
> > Without knowing how "thawed" your turkey got, one can't really tell
> > you if it's safe or not - I'd guess it is, but I don't know.
> >
> > N.
>
>
> Of course it is still safe -- it never really thawed. So it never got
> above about 32 degrees F. (After leaving a raw bird out for a couple of
> hours, I would recommend cooking it before eating...)
>
> Best regards,
> Bob


Ya think it oughtta be cooked? Damn! >;-)

The OP said "several" hours - that, to me, could be anywhere from 2 to
5, and he said the turkey got "refrozen" in the refrigerator,
indicating it wasn't frozen when he rescued it from the counter.

N.

Nancy Dooley wrote:

> zxcvbob > wrote in message >...
>
>>Nancy Dooley wrote:
>>
>>>swede > wrote in message >...
>>>
>>>>Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
>>>>for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my frig
>>>>and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if refrozen.

Sorry. Anything can be refrozen without it being a safety issue.
Refreezing meats will damage the texture and likely cause cell wall
destruction so the meat will lose juices and be dry in the eating.
But it's not a safety question.

>>>>How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
>>>
>>>How long did you leave it out? Two hours would be the max, in my
>>>opinion. Here's a clue: NEVER thaw a turkey by putting it out for
>>>"several" hours. Either dunk it in a vat of cold water (changing it
>>>often) and thaw it that way, or thaw it in the fridge.

This is wrong. Look at the papers cited at the end of the post.

>>>You can safely refreeze meat IF it has been thawed in the
>>>refrigerator. The texture/flavor may suffer, but it won't hurt you.
>>>Without knowing how "thawed" your turkey got, one can't really tell
>>>you if it's safe or not - I'd guess it is, but I don't know.
>>>
>>>N.
>>
>>Of course it is still safe -- it never really thawed. So it never got
>>above about 32 degrees F. (After leaving a raw bird out for a couple of
>>hours, I would recommend cooking it before eating...)
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Bob
>
> Ya think it oughtta be cooked? Damn! >;-)
>
> The OP said "several" hours - that, to me, could be anywhere from 2 to
> 5, and he said the turkey got "refrozen" in the refrigerator,
> indicating it wasn't frozen when he rescued it from the counter.

Too much guesswork and too much "everybody knows" here. Try some
science instead.

<http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Turkey-Thanks.html>
<http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Thaw-counter.html>
<http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Turkey.html>

Pastorio

Nancy Dooley wrote:

> zxcvbob > wrote in message >...
>
>>Nancy Dooley wrote:
>>
>>>swede > wrote in message >...
>>>
>>>>Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
>>>>for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my frig
>>>>and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if refrozen.

Sorry. Anything can be refrozen without it being a safety issue.
Refreezing meats will damage the texture and likely cause cell wall
destruction so the meat will lose juices and be dry in the eating.
But it's not a safety question.

>>>>How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
>>>
>>>How long did you leave it out? Two hours would be the max, in my
>>>opinion. Here's a clue: NEVER thaw a turkey by putting it out for
>>>"several" hours. Either dunk it in a vat of cold water (changing it
>>>often) and thaw it that way, or thaw it in the fridge.

This is wrong. Look at the papers cited at the end of the post.

>>>You can safely refreeze meat IF it has been thawed in the
>>>refrigerator. The texture/flavor may suffer, but it won't hurt you.
>>>Without knowing how "thawed" your turkey got, one can't really tell
>>>you if it's safe or not - I'd guess it is, but I don't know.
>>>
>>>N.
>>
>>Of course it is still safe -- it never really thawed. So it never got
>>above about 32 degrees F. (After leaving a raw bird out for a couple of
>>hours, I would recommend cooking it before eating...)
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Bob
>
> Ya think it oughtta be cooked? Damn! >;-)
>
> The OP said "several" hours - that, to me, could be anywhere from 2 to
> 5, and he said the turkey got "refrozen" in the refrigerator,
> indicating it wasn't frozen when he rescued it from the counter.

Too much guesswork and too much "everybody knows" here. Try some
science instead.

<http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Turkey-Thanks.html>
<http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Thaw-counter.html>
<http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Turkey.html>

Pastorio

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 05:50:46 -0600, swede
> scribbled some thoughts:


>Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
>for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my frig
>and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if refrozen.
>How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
>
>Help!
>
>S

Depending on the size of the bird, and the room temperature,
I doubt that and bacteria would take hold, also, you will be
roasting it I presume and not eating it raw?

Once, I had some Jennie-O Turkey ham in my freezer and
decided to take it out to thaw and put it in the fridge.
Once it thawed, I forget how I ate it, sliced and fried, or
sliced and diced. But I ate it that was maybe 5 years ago?
I am still alive, did not get sick even though the
expiration date was two years previous to the date I thawed
it. Then there has been the ricotta cheese which I have
eaten several months past the expiration.

If the item hasn't been opened, or is kept at a reasonable
temp, it should saty good for some time.

Most times the expiration is due to either color
deterioration, or to vitamin content reducing. Cheese
moldy, cut it off and eat it, it's just a sign of aging.

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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 05:50:46 -0600, swede
> scribbled some thoughts:


>Help everyone!! I started to thaw my turkey by leaving it out of the frig
>for several hours. Overnight, I placed it in the meat compartment of my frig
>and this morning it was REFROZEN. I know that beef if not safe if refrozen.
>How about turkey: is it safe to rethaw?!
>
>Help!
>
>S

Depending on the size of the bird, and the room temperature,
I doubt that and bacteria would take hold, also, you will be
roasting it I presume and not eating it raw?

Once, I had some Jennie-O Turkey ham in my freezer and
decided to take it out to thaw and put it in the fridge.
Once it thawed, I forget how I ate it, sliced and fried, or
sliced and diced. But I ate it that was maybe 5 years ago?
I am still alive, did not get sick even though the
expiration date was two years previous to the date I thawed
it. Then there has been the ricotta cheese which I have
eaten several months past the expiration.

If the item hasn't been opened, or is kept at a reasonable
temp, it should saty good for some time.

Most times the expiration is due to either color
deterioration, or to vitamin content reducing. Cheese
moldy, cut it off and eat it, it's just a sign of aging.

--

Sincerely, | NOTE: Best viewed in a fixed pitch font
| (©) (©)
Andrew H. Carter | ------ooo--(_)--ooo------
d(-_-)b | /// \\\