Why can you not refreeze meat?!
Answers: Can any one tell me why you cant refreze meat?
It has more to do with bacteria growing on the food than anything. When you defrost food bacteria can grow on it and re-freezing does not kill them. Freezer burn will make the food taste bad but that's it. If you can defrost the meat just enough to take what you need then refreeze the rest. It will usually be fine.
Usually though to make people sick it takes a variety of things like the food left out for over 4 hours, not cooked enough to kill the bacteria and people not washing their hands before cooking the food. Usually a combination of these things is what makes people sick but it only takes one sometimes.
You can
ever hear of "Freezer Burn"?
Defrosting allows bacteria to grow. Usually the original freezing is fast freeze while still fresh.
i think it can get dried out being defrosted and then refrozen then defrosted again
Only if its not all the way defrosted!!
You can - that's an old wives tale.
I've done it successfully for 20+ years...