Can I freeze pate?

tinkerbelluk

Hi all,

I was wondering if any of you knew if it was safe to freeze pate? We're off to france next week and the pate I love I can only get there. Is it safe to freeze?

Any help would be fab before I manage to posion myself :rolleyes:

squeaky

Yes

I do it all the time.

Jazzycat

freezing this is very dodgy. As you are not heating the product once defrosted it will not kill any bacteria that may have grown in its first outing. Freezing doesn't kill all bacteria due to spore forming in certain strains.

If you are freezing then:

1 - only do so with a vacuumed pack that has not been opened
2 - do so when purchased and not a week later

Defrost in fridge only for 2 days.

Hope this is of use

thriftlady_2

I'm with Squeaky on this Try slicing it and freezing the slices (well wrapped) for quicker defrosting.

tinkerbelluk

Thanks all for the answers, not sure if this changes matters but I plan to only cook with it (it's for beef wellington)

comping_cat

Jazzycat wrote:

freezing this is very dodgy. As you are not heating the product once defrosted it will not kill any bacteria that may have grown in its first outing. Freezing doesn't kill all bacteria due to spore forming in certain strains.

If you are freezing then:

1 - only do so with a vacuumed pack that has not been opened
2 - do so when purchased and not a week later

Defrost in fridge only for 2 days.

Hope this is of use

Oopps, ive often frozen spare pate thats already been opened:eek: !!! Mind you, ive been ok so far:rolleyes: