Re-freezing mince once cooked

Sunshine_and_Roses

I bought 2kg of yellow sticker beef mince, divided it into portions and froze them.  I have made a large chilli, thinking it will do us for two days but I think it will stretch to three meals.  Can I freeze this even though the mince has been previously frozen? 

Any

Massive, categorical YES
I've heard someone on TV recently saying you shouldn't, I was shouting on the TV
My grandma,my mother, my father (who is a chef) fed us meat defrosted, cooked and frozen cooked all our lives and I would have to see some damning scientific evidence to stop doing it myself

mrs_motivated

Hi Clareski,

Yes you can re freeze previously frozen raw mince after it has been cooked.  I do exactly what you are suggesting all the time.  Just defrost it thoroughly before reheating.

Sunshine_and_Roses

Brilliant, thanks both!! 

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Chilli that last three days. Impossible! Get a grip, get it eaten. 

If you cannot eat it, please freeze it!

Pollycat

What bozo said you couldn't/shouldn't freeze cooked mince after you'd previously frozen it raw?
I usually buy raw mince in bulk, portion it out and freeze it raw.
I get it out when I want to use it, batch cook and refreeze it.
My freezer is full of bolognaise, chilli and various shepherds pie bases.

GaleSF63

I've been doing it for 40 years. 

JIL

It even tells you that you can on the nhs website. If you need even more conformation.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/how-to-store-food-and-leftovers/

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Refreezing meat and fish

Never refreeze raw meat (including poultry) or fish that has been defrosted.

You can cook frozen meat and fish once defrosted, and then refreeze them.

Sunshine_and_Roses

JIL said:

It even tells you that you can on the nhs website. If you need even more conformation.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/how-to-store-food-and-leftovers/

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Refreezing meat and fish

Never refreeze raw meat (including poultry) or fish that has been defrosted.

You can cook frozen meat and fish once defrosted, and then refreeze them.

This was where I was getting confused.  That makes perfect sense - thank you!!