I butchered them 2 weeks ago and put the whole carcasses in ziplock bags in the spare fridge to rest for a couple of days. Well, I got ambushed by a bunch of Life and today's the first free day I've had to finish processing them. Apparently I had the fridge turned down too low because all the chickens but one are frozen. (The one is really cold but still smells fresh, amazingly enough. I thought for sure they'd be spoiled by now.)
I was planning to cut off the breasts and legs (our favorite parts) and vac seal them in food saver bags. The rest I was going to use for stock and canning.
But now that they're already froze... it seems dumb to thaw them out, cut them up, and refreeze them. But I need to repackage them because won't they freezer burn in the ziplocks full of air? Or will it not hurt anything to thaw them out, cut up, and refreeze?
What would you do or what would you advise me to do?
Thanks for any help!
I was planning to cut off the breasts and legs (our favorite parts) and vac seal them in food saver bags. The rest I was going to use for stock and canning.
But now that they're already froze... it seems dumb to thaw them out, cut them up, and refreeze them. But I need to repackage them because won't they freezer burn in the ziplocks full of air? Or will it not hurt anything to thaw them out, cut up, and refreeze?
What would you do or what would you advise me to do?
Thanks for any help!