Silly thawing question...

MalyJ · May 2014

Silly question. I've got a decent freezer stash built up. I've got probably ten bags that I froze upright before a genius on here suggested freezing them flat to save room. I've been freezing them flat since reading that, but was wondering if there's any way I could partially thaw the other bags in the fridge long enough to get them slushy, then refreeze them flat. I wouldn't be thawing them all the way.

Is this safe or do I just suck up the fact that those ten bags take up more space than the other 20+?

ksulli · May 2014

I'd leave them frozen, although if it still has ice cristals it's probably okay to refreeze (check out kellymom storage rules)

Avion22 · May 2014

I wouldn't do it. Just use those packs first, then you won't have to worry about it.

homediva · May 2014

I wouldn't do that, just use them first!

As an aside, I did the cool gift bag thing! You cut a slot on the bottom of an old gift bag, and then fill the bag up with your flat packets. As you pull them out one at a time, you get your oldest bags dropping down first. Brilliant!

ksulli · May 2014

^^ I used half fresh half of the oldest frozen (2 bottles of each a day). This way the freezer stash rotates.

Teresa1896 · May 2014

ksulli said:
I'd leave them frozen, although if it still has ice cristals it's probably okay to refreeze (check out kellymom storage rules)

I agree with this, although I'd probably just leave them alone. I stored all of my milk in a deep freezer in our garage. The GFCI outlet tripped and shut off the freezer once, and everything in there partially thawed. I think it had been days before we noticed. By the time I opened the freezer, all my milk had partially thawed. I had a heart attack!!! If it was only a few bags I would've tossed them or used them right away, but it was hundreds of ounces. I did refreeze them and they were fine- DD never had any issues with that milk.

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