topic Re: Marie Callender pie shells in Kitchen

Marie Callender pie shells

Patriot3 — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:48:27 GMT

I had 4 MC pie shells in my freezer. Power went out and they thawed. Still very cold and I re-froze them. I'm wondering if they are okay to still use? Any thoughts? Thanks!!

Re: Marie Callender pie shells

ahoymate — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:50:03 GMT

As the saying goes, if in doubt, throw it out. Especially during flu/virus surge this winter. And, esp. if you plan on serving these to guests.

Re: Marie Callender pie shells

Happy2BHere — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:08:34 GMT

I agree if you're in doubt toss them.

But the government food safety chart shows OK to refreeze though can have loss of quality (the 2nd column is if thawed and held above 40 degrees for more than 2 hours):

https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/food-safety-during-power-outage

Re: Marie Callender pie shells

Patriot3 — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:29:11 GMT

Thanks for the responses........ And thanks @Happy2BHere for the link!

Re: Marie Callender pie shells

chickenbutt — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:40:40 GMT

Interesting info. I would have thought, under the circumstances laid out, it would probably be ok.

I do know one thing - don't vacuum seal them! Once I had a package of the two pie crusts that I didn't end up using and I decided to vac-seal them. When I ended up using them, it was very bad. Too much smooshing for a dough-type product, I guess.

Re: Marie Callender pie shells

RedTop — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 23:11:14 GMT

I would've taken it as my sign to make pie!

Re: Marie Callender pie shells

jannabelle1 — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:06:51 GMT

I would not throw the pie shells out, especially since they were still cold. I'd definitely refreeze them and try to use them within the next few months or so. That said, I'm not one to throw out milk or eggs past the sell by date. I think the recommendations are helpful, but I don't live by them! JMO!