+Mystic MVC Posted April 10, 2010 MVC Share Posted April 10, 2010 123123 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibs Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 In before Sethos should eat them posts Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592467166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzta cody Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Wow do I feel stupid! Yesterday went to Walmart and picked up some groceries, mostly non refrigerated items. Dropped them off at my place and left to go out for the night. Woke up next morning and was putting away those groceries when I found two items that should have been refrigerated (keep frozen). So if those items were left out for about 12 hours but they are back in the freezer now, are they still eatable or did I just waste my money? According to a site like this they should be thrown out but I just wanted to double check here first. The room temperature was a solid 70 degrees. I used to work in the grocery business, and many years ago for a time worked in the frozen food dept. Frozen food is damaged after less than a third of that time out in room temperature. Throw it out. Refreezing thawed items will make them quite unpalatable. It's nasty! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592467168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealMySoda Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Also depends what it is. If it's something like chicken, then not just unpalatable, but probably unsafe. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592467184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted April 10, 2010 Author MVC Share Posted April 10, 2010 123123 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592467260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fix-this! Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 throw it out, don't eat it unless you like being sick. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592467388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted April 11, 2010 Member Share Posted April 11, 2010 Don't feel too bad, we've all done it. Throw it out and try to do better next time. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592468122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwind Hawk Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 What are the items?? It depends! You should've told us before throwing them out :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592468192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_I am Reptar Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 ask Sethos Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592468726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukenorman Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Ive done this many times myself. It has been awhile since I have done it though. One time I got lucky I accidentally left my bag out in my car of frozen foods. Luckily it was winter and it was a freezing night so they where safe in my car because the next morning they where still frozen :-) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592468734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Throw them out. You're told to keep them frozen for a reason. If we're dealing with frozen foods at work you're only allowed to keep them out of the freezers for half an hour. If the freezers break down they have 30 minutes to an hour (depending on the product - ice creams are safer) to empty them and chuck everything into one of the freezers out back before everything gets thrown away. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592469102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerm Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Eat them. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592469106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phenom II Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Never eat refrozen food Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592469118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 It really depends what kind of food we are talking about. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592469132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulligan2k Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 sounds like you've worked out what your having for lunch!! as a chef i would say re-freezing items is a no no, however after defrosting (depending on the product) a 48hour window (when kept in a fridge) for cooking and eating is fine. as a little bonus if the defrosted item is raw, you can refreeze after cooking it, for example if its mincemeat, you can cook it in a lasagne and freeze it again Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592469156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeley Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Serve it to a mate first. If he spews then probably don't eat it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/891344-frozen-food-left-out/#findComment-592469164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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