Help - Thawed frozen Lasagne issues [duplicate]

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My wife purchased 2 M&M Family Frozen Meat Lasagnes and left them in a thermal freezer bag in the rear of the Escape. I found them two days later as I was taking her vehicle in for service, and they were thawed. Are these lasagnes still safe to eat if cooked, and if so, can they be refrozen? According to the ingredients the noodles are cooked and I assume the beef has been.

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Per Foodsafety.gov, you can refreeze a casserole if it "still contains ice crystals and feels as cold as if refrigerated", but if "thawed and held above 40 °F for over 2 hours", it must be discarded.



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Can you refreeze thawed frozen lasagna?

Refreezing Your Lasagna That way you'll know it's been previously thawed and won't thaw and refreeze it a second time. It only increases the risk of food-borne illness slightly, but the repeated thawing and freezing can cause a noticeable loss of quality.

Is it OK to thaw a frozen lasagna before baking?

If the lasagna happens to be thawed, you will need to reduce the cooking time and possibly lower the cooking temperature. Either way, make sure the internal temperature reaches 160\xb0 F. If your frozen lasagna is homemade, it's still safe to cook while frozen, but the best results come from thawing first.

Is it better to cook frozen lasagna from frozen or thawed?

Freshly prepared lasagna that is then frozen to be eaten later will need to be thawed first before baking. Although store-bought frozen lasagna is made to be taken straight from the freezer to the oven, fresh lasagna needs to be thawed before being cooked.


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Not re freezing food is more of a food safety standard than a rule. There is a type of bacteria called 'Super bacteria' which can be developed by constantly changing the temperature of bacteria. Personally I would fully cook the food and then either eat it or cool it quickly and freeze it. The worse thing to do is to leave it lingering in the hot/cold state.

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