Freezing Sandwiches

redmel1621

Hi

I am always racing around in the morning trying to get organised. Making packed lunches etc. and although I do work to a plan I always feel rushed.

I know one option is to prepare lunches the night before but I am studying for a degree and evenings are my precious, quiet, study-time, so I hate to stop early to do preparation.

I was wondering about making up the whole weeks sandwiches in advance and maybe freezing them, what do you think?

Does anybody do this and if so, are they defrosted by lunch-time? and what fillings would suitable for freezing?

MelX

x_raphael_xx

I've not done it myself, but I have read on here it works quite well with stuff like cheese sarnies, and they defrost nicely by lunch.

Pink.

Hi redmel,

I often do this with packed lunches. Providing the ingredients in the sandwiches are suitable for freezing then it works well and they are always defrosted by lunchtime. Things that contain a lot of water (lettuce, cucumber etc) don't work and mayonaise and coleslaw don't freeze.

There was a thread on this earlier today so I'll add your post to it to keep the replies together.

Pink

redmel1621

Mayonnaise doesn't freeze!!!! Does salad cream?

Mel x

juliapenguin

Voice_of_reason wrote: »

Well if it freezes - you can use it. If not dont. For example you can use veg spread but not butter.

I always freeze my butties made with real butter and they're fine! I know some people freeze whole packs of butter when they find it reduced but I've never been so lucky as to find it! Do you know something I don't???:rolleyes:

Pink.

redmel1621 wrote: »

Mayonnaise doesn't freeze!!!! Does salad cream?

Mel x

Hi Mel,

I don't know as I've never tried it (I add individual packs that I collected when travelling to the lunchboxes) but there is a post on this thread from the Anything Else board that says they have frozen tuna and salad cream sandwiches:

Freezing Sandwiches?


Juliapenguin I freeze butter on it's own and in sandwiches and haven't had any problems either.

Pink

northern_star

OH and I are trying to spend less on food at work by taking sandwiches and are wondering if its possible to make the weeks sandwiches in a batch and freeze them. Has anyone tried this and what sort of fillings are suitable for freezing? We are hoping we can make them all up at the weekend, freeze them in portions and just get them out of the freezer in the morning as we leave for work. How long do they take to thaw? and what sort of sandwiches are we likely to have by lunchtime (soggy perhaps)? Would welcome feedback from anyone with experience of trying this. Thanks in advance.

NS

Penelope_Penguin

Hi, there! I'll add your question to the existing freezing sandwiches thread, so that you can read the ideas there.

Penny, x

moanymoany

Have a look a weezls threads, especially the live on £40 a month. It give masses of ideas for making and freezing sandwiches.

shopndrop

I make sandwiches up for DH and have found over the years that tinned tuna on its own or mixed with cream cheese, tinned mackeral or tinned salmon all freeze well. He takes them out of the freezer on his way out to work about 8am and they have thawed by lunchtime. Have been doing this for years.