would you eat it ?

builder22 · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:08

a steak pie that has a best before date of 24th dec. bought on the 23rd then frozen, defrosted last night in the fridge, but back in the freezer now as nobody wants it

it says not to re-freeze once defrosted but I don't see any reason why not as it wasn't frozen when I bought it

plan to defrost it again and cook it in a week or something

would you?

TheCenturion · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:09

RIP man

PhillyDee · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:10

It says don;t refreeze as the bascteria in it will have multiplied while it was defrosting. After hibernating in the cold, they surge in their growth. So you will have a lot lot more than you had originally after defrosting it a second time. Personally, I would bin it.

lookitsjonno · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:12

cook it over 70 degrees for a long duration to kill any bacteria and you'll be fine.

DJMK4 · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:14

They have OcUK in heaven.

You will be fine.

Serpantine · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:19

Don't just bin it - Nuke it or it may become self aware.

JayMax · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:22

Just say no to the pie.

trigger-happy · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:23

meh give me a £10 i will eat it.

Skidder · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:23

why put it back in the freezer that was dumb - you could have just cooked it

it would probably be fine anyway, eat it raw and play pie roulette with it

DJMK4 · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:25

Iv been drinking milk in my tea that's 3 days out of date, and that comes out of a cows udder

If anything it makes you more of a man

Clum · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:32

Remove the head. It's the only way to be sure.

Cosimo · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:34

Eat it, be merry and die.

Cybermyk · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:36

So long as it was defrosted in the fridge it should be fine. If you let it get to room temperature then it should have been cooked before refreezing.

I'd probably eat it myself.

lookitsjonno · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:37

i'm still eating ham which went off on xmas day, just use the good old smell test.

Jingo... · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:38

Anyone who has suffered with food poisoning or similar will tell you that it's not worth the risk for the same of a freezer pie.

Fuzz · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:38

Cook it properly and eat the bloody pie.
Christ a live grow some balls.

Efour · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:38

D83 · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:38

It'll be fine. The shelf life of products is actually higher then what is printed on the label.

Randomface74 · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:40

I don't see any reason to eat a risky pie when you can go to tesco and get a load of new pies.

boxman2000 · 30 Dec 2010 at 12:40

Don't eat it mate, never worth it.

If you've ever had proper food poisoning you know never to risk it. Me and the missus got full on food poisoning from a local Chinese takeaway....... worst few days of my life that was.

D83 said:
It'll be fine. The shelf life of products is actually higher then what is printed on the label.

If you read OP original post he said he'd defrosted it, then refrozen it............. that's a BIG no no!