Refreeze frozen food.

[gonzo620]

So I have a new eel buddy and had a question about the frozen meat chunks. So I’ve been feeding him frozen chunks from the LRS chunky blend and some silver sides cut into thirds so they are appropriate sized pieces. My question is based on concern about freezing and thawing repeatedly.

I place the chunks in a specimen cup (3 pieces of silver sides and some LRS) and thaw and refreeze them every other day till it’s gone. Should I be concerned about freezing and thawing? Has anyone done anything similar with no long term affects?

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

LRS says to not thaw and refreeze. why not just thaw out what he eats for one day?

 

[gonzo620]

@Brian Bieger I find it difficult to break of a piece that will be appropriately sized from the frozen flat pack. Once thawed the pieces aren’t always that quarter size I’m looking for.

 

[Gareth elliott]

This will decrease overall shelf life but.

Cut the bag on the 2 sides so is just a flap.

Take a sharp straight blade knife and push down to cut into uniform strips.

Then go the opposite direction to make cubes. Place inside a new freezer bag.

 

[ReefFrenzy]

We don't recommend thawing and refreezing. When you refreeze the food there is a "shearing" effect at the cellular as the ice crystals form which degrades the food. It's bad enough that it happens during our manufacturing but to do it 2-3 more times seems unnecessary if it can be avoided. I appreciate you using LRS foods!