No one wants to waste a perfectly good dinner, but there are some rules to keep in mind when refreezing meat, fish, and other perishable foods — here’s everything you need to know. Igor Ploskin / ...

We’ve all been there. We’ve pulled a package of ground beef out of the freezer with the best of intentions to cook with it (French onion meatballs! Cheesy pastelón! Hawaiian burger sliders!), and then ...

You've probably heard a lot of so-called rules when it comes to frozen food. For example, maybe you've been told that ice cream has gone bad once you see those crystals form or that you should never ...

Q. Occasionally grocery stores run meat specials. It appears the meat has been frozen and is in the process of thawing. How safe is it to refreeze the meat if it is partially thawed? A. As long as the ...

Frozen food can be the saving grace of a weeknight meal. After a long work day, sometimes the easiest dinner comes from the depths of the freezer. It’s also the most effective way to preserve ...

A freezer can appear to be in perfectly good condition after a storm, even if the power was out long enough to thaw the food ...

Dear Heloise: I read a letter in your column about eating chicken that was stored unwrapped. At the end of your answer, you said never to refreeze meats, fowl or seafood after they’ve been thawed out.

If the thought of wasting food makes your stomach curl, opting for plant-based meals is your solution to more planet-friendly ...

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 ...