Freezer has broken - what to cook, what to chuck?!
Everything is in a semi frozen state - too far gone to re-freeze!. Is it safe to cook the meat and at least use it!? What about the veggie meat substitute meals!? Dairy!? Fresh frozen fruit and veg!? ARRGH! Oh poo!Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Plan on a big party!. The semi frozen food is still safe to use!. Cook the meats and if you have been able to replace the freezer you can safely freeze the cooked meat!. Meat substitutes should be ok also if still partially frozen!. Fruits and Veggies are ok if still partially frozen but need to be used immediately!. Make soup with the veggies and cobbler, crisp or other baked good with the fruits!. Dairy depends on what it is!. Butter/margarine will be fine and can be safely refrozen!. Ice Cream, you better sit down and eat before it melts!. Pre packaged frozen food throw out if it has completely defrosted and you can't eat it the day it defrosted!. Sorry the freezer broke, makes for an awful lot of trouble and at times waste!. BlessingsWww@FoodAQ@Com
ok well as for meats if they are in SEMI frozen state they are fine to cook you should put them in the fridge (if the entire thing is broken strike that idea) you can also get a big cooler and drop some ice in it and store them in there for now as for veggie meat substitute again im sure if its still in the semi frozen state it is still safe its still cold so its still fine to use cook with and to be stored again no problem you can also refreeze those meats it WONT hurt them i promise it happened to me once they ended up completly defrosting in the fridge and then i refroze them and it was fine!. if you have frozxen dairy thats fine too so long as these items are still cold you ok u can use them the frozen fresh fruit and veggies again arer good too but if they stay away from cold too long they wont be a few more hours and they wont be soo good anymore if allowed to get to room temp for too long!.!. good luck hun and sorry to hear about your freezer!Www@FoodAQ@Com
if it is still semi frozen you can still use it-use it or lose it!. you can cook the meats and put them in the refrigerator if you plan on getting a new freezer in the next couple of days you can refreeze the meat once it is cooked!.as far as fruits and vegies i would eat them now or never because they lose nutricianal value with the unthawing and refreezing!.!.!.!.sorry for your loss lolWww@FoodAQ@Com
Quick, buy another freezer!.
The Fresh frozen fruit and veg you could put in the Fridge!.
Cook the meat, but don't cook it if you see any signs of mold or rottenness!.
Finally the veggie meat substitute meals, you should do the same thing as the meat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The Fresh frozen fruit and veg you could put in the Fridge!.
Cook the meat, but don't cook it if you see any signs of mold or rottenness!.
Finally the veggie meat substitute meals, you should do the same thing as the meat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
well it depends,did it just break,or did it break a while ago!?
because i personally don't think its safe to eat anything if its been sitting out for more than 3 hoursWww@FoodAQ@Com
because i personally don't think its safe to eat anything if its been sitting out for more than 3 hoursWww@FoodAQ@Com
It should be fine if it is still semi frozen but WHEN IN DOUBT THROW IT OUT!. Www@FoodAQ@Com