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i never reheat in the microwave so i might be able to help you. as a general rule i always try to defrost first, if i cant then very low and very slow in the oven til defrosted (just stick i knife into the centre and if it comes out cold keep going.) then turn the oven up to medium/higher heat til its bubbly hot.
a pyrex dish with a lid or covered in foil is ideal as it will help to stop any drying out. as are oven tins its up to you on that one.
pasta bakes from frozen i would be tempted to poor a little water over it first, again it'll help stop the drying out but also will ensure you've some sauce in there still when its done - just mix it about a bit when defrosted.
a good tip for frozen lasagne though is to do the low and slow thing from frozen but first cover it in a can of tomatoes then pop a lid on/foil it. the lasagne will defrost, suck up the extra tomato juice, not dry out but also you'll get a lovely extra thick layer of tomatoes on top! yum!
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If you invest in some of those throw away tinfoil containers from a pound shop, you could freeze your leftovers in those and put them straight into the oven using the tips above to stop them drying out. We have used them for crumbles when we had an excess of fruit - made crumbles straight into foil containers, part cooked then froze. Still using them up now, almost a year later!
ETA: I know it isn't eco friendly, but it makes life so much easier!Trust me - I'm NOT a doctor!0 -
Brilliant, thanks
I'll get back to happily freezing things now!
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If you look at instructions on ready-meals in shops they usually give a from frozen/from defrosted oven cooking time. They're a good guide. From defrosted is best (time/electricity etc) but we can't always be that organised:D0
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If you invest in some of those throw away tinfoil containers from a pound shop, you could freeze your leftovers in those and put them straight into the oven using the tips above to stop them drying out. We have used them for crumbles when we had an excess of fruit - made crumbles straight into foil containers, part cooked then froze. Still using them up now, almost a year later!
ETA: I know it isn't eco friendly, but it makes life so much easier!
What about re-using the containers? They clean up quite nicely in the dishwasher, and even if the tops are not always up to multiple use, the bottoms are very useful second time around. If not for freezing food again, I use them to keep food hot on the barbecue, or as seed trays to grow seedlings, or to put stuff in to feed to the chickens, or park a wet or dirty paint roller for a bit, stick drippy candles on to use outdoors, etc etc - they are so versatile!"Remember that many of the things you have now you could once only dream of" - Epicurus0 -
Hi Lucylollipop
I wouldn't really reheat in a microwave either.I rarely use mine!
For your pasta bakes is it possible to freeze in the dish it would be cooked in ? Or you could line the casserole dish (for eg) with clingfilm, put the bake in as normal, freeze, lift out with the clingfilm and wrap up well. Then you only need to remove the clingfilm and pop it back in the same dish?
Freezer containers may also help you see what others use to freeze their food
thanks
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Hi,
Tonight I'm making some meatball subs (the take away secret strikes again) and my son has just phoned to say he's going to youth club so won't be here at normal tea time.
The last part of the cooking (after they come out of the oven) is putting the cooked meatballs into the tomatoe sauce to coat them. Can I leave his portion in the pan with the sauce then heat it through when he gets in? I'm never quite sure when it comes to reheating cooked meat and don't want to make him illEven if you stumble, you're still moving forward.0 -
As long as its nice and hot im sure its fine.
At least, im always reheating chicken pasta dishes, and im bloody fantastic, me!0 -
Sure, just make sure they are properly hot, if you wanted you could always cut a meatball in half to feel if it's really hot in the middle. The meatballs in Subway simmer away in their sauce pot all day.0
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Oddly enough I did this tonight for our tea, and I just reheated them through with a bit of extra sauce (tomato puree and a bit of water) and let it bubble nicely until they were piping hot throughout. And yes, I did cut one in half to make sure.
HTH
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