Plus, which foods you should completely avoid refreezing.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No one wants to waste a perfectly good dinner, but there are some rules to keep in mind when refreezing meat, fish, and other ...

We’ve all been there: peering into the freezer, contemplating whether to refreeze that ice-encrusted mystery item. While some foods can survive a second chilly stint, others are better off in the bin.

My housemate left the door to the freezer open and it defrosted. He closed the door when he came home in the evening after work, having spotting it was ajar. As a result, the food I had in the freezer ...