What's Wrong With Refreezing Meat. When the temperature outside the fridge drops below the minimum working limit, the thermostat shuts. And since you thawed the ground beef in the fridge, you can also safely refreeze it within that same timeframe, says the usda.

Imo such food (meat or veggies) become woody in texture and making it less tasty (sometimes i would even say i taste the freezer ice not the. The meat texture is more dry and mushy/tender than if it had not been frozen. You can refreeze cooked meat and fish once, as long as they have been cooled before going into the freezer.