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Can you freeze prepacked Ham ?

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  • bigmomma051204
    bigmomma051204 Posts: 1,776 Forumite
    Is it possible/good idea to freeze sliced meat (ala bernard matthews type ham or turkey etc but not bernards as his tastes like yuk!)?? The ones where u have like 5 slices of ham in a packet... could i just bung it in the freezer then get it out when needed and let it defrost in fridge???? I always find when i do a tesco delivery shop, the 14year old spotty 'erbert who "Deleted_User" my shopping always finds me the shortest dates in the warehouse, especially on these sliced meats! As i only use them for my sons sandwiches etc, i dont always manage to use up all the packets before use by date and *shock horror* sometimes have to throw them away! Then it occurred to me, maybe i could just bung the excess ones in the freezer.........

    So...? Anyone do this? :o
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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    I regularly freeze pre-packed meats with no problems. Obviously you can't do this if it's been previously frozen.

    There's an earlier thread with more advice:

    Can you freeze prepacked Ham ?

    I'll add your thread to it later to keep the replies together.

    Pink
  • quintwins
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    i tried this because my granny freezes hers, but i found the ham to be very wet and abit tough after so i only do enough for quiche,omlettes and toasties because it's just not as nice in sandwichs
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  • Butterfly_Brain
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    I freeze ham regularly and have no problem with it
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  • SparklyClean
    SparklyClean Posts: 44 Forumite
    Yes, I freeze mine, I stock up if theres a good offer on.
  • Frugalista
    Frugalista Posts: 1,747 Forumite
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    edited 23 May 2011 at 8:50PM
    I also freeze pre-packed meats regularly and have had no problems at all. In fact, we have only recently finished all the reduced meats we bought at Christmas (£2.47 down to 30p) - OH used them for his packed lunch.

    ETA: OP just noticed you live in Worcs. We live in the next county :).
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  • LittleLauz
    LittleLauz Posts: 171 Forumite
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    I've frozen pre-packed ham before and it was totally fine once defrosted.

    Oooh, I live in worcs too!! Lol.
  • jannyannie
    jannyannie Posts: 797 Forumite
    Hi

    I freeze ham all the time, have had no problems with it
  • outofmoney
    outofmoney Posts: 936 Forumite
    Me too.....and I don't live in Worcs.:rotfl:
  • Horace
    Horace Posts: 14,426 Forumite
    OP, I freeze all my pre-packed meats and not had a problem, I even freeze the Aldi Italian Ham slices which tend to be covered with herbs again without a problem.
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