Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

Primrose

No, I don't think it will be terribly nice if you freeze it. It will be edible if you were starving, but I think the combined activity of freezing, thawing and reheating will make both the veg and the noodles go mushy. Certainly the veggies won't have that nice crunchy texture any more.

xjoannexxx

can i freeze jacket potatos as have done two extra with tea for oh to take to work but he has booked the rest of the week off.

Also i bought some fresh chicken legs and froze them if i drefrost them and cook them in a chicken caserole tomorrow is it safe to freeze the caserole
tia

blueberrypie

xjoannexxx wrote: »

can i freeze jacket potatos as have done two extra with tea for oh to take to work but he has booked the rest of the week off.

Also i bought some fresh chicken legs and froze them if i drefrost them and cook them in a chicken caserole tomorrow is it safe to freeze the caserole
tia

Jacket potatoes - yes, you can freeze them. The best way I've found is to wrap them individually in foil and freeze. Defrost them in the foil, heat them through, but give them a few minutes in the oven without the foil at the end.

Yes to the chicken legs too - you can defrost and re-freeze poultry as long as you cook in between.

ELIZA_D

hi guys. my friend came for tea last night and bout a fresh cream banofee pie (yum) and a lemon tart. As we have nearly 3/4 left of the banofee i wanted to freeze the sainsburys lemon taRT (the best range) as i dont wa nt to waste it and we can have it another time date on it is 16/05.
Reading it tells me it aint suitable for home freezing Why

frivolous_fay

It's probably already been frozen - obviously it's inadvisable to re-freeze stuff

squeaky

Or else it's because it'll tend to go runny when defrosted.

You'll just have to make the supreme sacrifice and eat it all up

Chris25

lemon tart is delicious straight from the freezer as it doesn't tend to freeze solid

Teresita_2

I am off on a trip next weekend but was looking to do some baking through the week to save doing it all at once on Friday.

I am going to make:

Twinks hobnobs
Millionaire shortbread
Muffins
Maybe a tea loaf/fruit loaf or similar

Now the ones I can freeze, is it before cooking or after?

Thanks in anticipation xx

squeaky

Frezing those after will be just fine.

To make life easier you might like to slice the fruit loaf before freezing though. That way you can just grab the odd slice whenever you get the munchies

shazzle

I have just made those hob nobs too... how nice are they eh?? I have justified eating 2 ...instead of toast lol x I have frozen no problem BUT ... what is millionaire shortbread??