Hi all,
Sorry my first post is a question but I have made both the Darth's 100% base and also the Ashoka base (both fantastic bases to work with)and have frozen both in 500ml portions.
I was wondering if its safe to make up a curry with chicken and a defrosted base and then to refreeze or am I asking for food poisoning by doing this?

Thanks in advance, Rob.

I could really do with some opinions, do any of you use a frozen base then cook a curry and re-freeze the left overs?

I have a freezer full of base made up and I would like to turn some of it into ctm (my precooked chicken is frozen as well) then freeze it again for quick ready made meals that just need a heat up and are ready to go 

That does sound like an invite for food poisening. And the chicken will end up tasting a bit poor i would imagine, after all the defrosting. Why not just freeze the base, and buy a little chicken on the day you plan a curry. Fresh cooked chicken is a must for me.

Quote from: canicant on December 30, 2008, 12:50 PM
I was wondering if its safe to make up a curry with chicken and a defrosted base and then to refreeze or am I asking for food poisoning by doing this?

I do this all the time (i.e. frozen base, fresh chicken, cook a curry, freeze the leftovers).  I've never had a problem, nor do I anticipate one.  The base is only vegetables, after all, and the chicken has only been cooked and frozen once in this case.

As DD says, I also don't see the point in pre-cooking chicken (or fish/prawns).  I really don't see the point (on a domestic scale anyway) because it cooks so quickly.

I would think twice about pre-cooking chicken (or any meat), reheating it, and then refreezing it, and then reheating it though.  In fact I definitely wouldn't advise it.  Yes, you might be tempting food poisoning in that case!

Thanks for the replies, I wanted to confirm my own thoughts after trawling the web for health/safety issues and I think its wise not to re freeze any precooked meat as you both advised.
I'll have to get my portion control right as I hate wasting left overs (I'm just tight fisted really) 

Cheers Rob.