Can I freeze? Guests were a no show

amother

Sun, Sep 17 2023, 10:05 pm

Ended up with a lot of extra food because our guests were a no show.
I would hate to throw the food out, is there a way to freeze leftover food or no?

amother

Oldlace

Sun, Sep 17 2023, 10:06 pm

That’s so frustrating and disappointing! Many foods can freeze. What do you have?

Surrendered

Sun, Sep 17 2023, 10:09 pm

Absolutely. Most food can be frozen, if stored well and warmed up right. I freeze almost everything. Make sure it's sealed well with foil or plastic bag. What food are you thinking about.

613mitzvahgirl

Sun, Sep 17 2023, 10:11 pm

I hear you, snd so sorry you had this done to you and your family. I’m sure that they had a valid reason. And yes there’s plenty of food you can freeze. You can save these for this Shobbos and Succos.

amother

Mustard

Sun, Sep 17 2023, 10:12 pm

It depends what it is and when you made it. Things like kugel/starches are prob fine but meat or fish if you made before Friday is prob too long.

amother

Sun, Sep 17 2023, 11:20 pm

I have potato kugel, farfel, carrot kugel, roast, pulled beef, chicken, quinoa, roasted veggies. Like lots of each. Can't Believe It

I know fish doesn't freeze so I guess we'll be eating that this week.
All made Friday.

bargainlover

Sun, Sep 17 2023, 11:24 pm

amother OP wrote:

I have potato kugel, farfel, carrot kugel, roast, pulled beef, chicken, quinoa, roasted veggies. Like lots of each. Can't Believe It

I know fish doesn't freeze so I guess we'll be eating that this week.
All made Friday.

I freeze all that you listed Smile

amother

Ginger

Sun, Sep 17 2023, 11:35 pm

I would freeze all but the roast veggies. They would probably get mushy. Everything else should be fine, I've frozen it all

amother

Hibiscus

Sun, Sep 17 2023, 11:40 pm

Cooked Fish could be frozen. I do it all the time. Just rebake it in the oven

amother

Gray

Sun, Sep 17 2023, 11:44 pm

How do you freeze sweet lokshin kugel?

Chana Miriam S

Mon, Sep 18 2023, 12:44 am

amother Ginger wrote:

I would freeze all but the roast veggies. They would probably get mushy. Everything else should be fine, I've frozen it all

Freeze now, Then you turn it into soup.

amother

Violet

Mon, Sep 18 2023, 12:49 am

I’ve had frozen roasted vegetables.

dessara

Mon, Sep 18 2023, 2:09 am

You can absolutely freeze the kugels and meats! I never froze cooked chicken or Farfel but from what others are saying it looks like you can freeze those too. Fish can definitely be frozen, I’ve done it many times. If you mean gefilte fish, the trick is to defrost it and once defrosted, warm it up in the oven to get rid of excess moisture. Then you can serve it cold and it tastes fresh. Look at this way: you just got a big head start on Succos:)

jflower

Mon, Sep 18 2023, 9:04 am

amother Gray wrote:

How do you freeze sweet lokshin kugel?

I cover the pan with aluminum foil and then put it in a Ziploc bag before freezing. When I'm ready to heat it up, I put a tablespoon or two of water on the top of the kugel and heat in the oven. It always comes out delicious.

amother

Gray

Mon, Sep 18 2023, 9:47 am

jflower wrote:

Thank you!

Highstrung

Mon, Sep 18 2023, 4:36 pm

amother Ginger wrote:

I would freeze all but the roast veggies. They would probably get mushy. Everything else should be fine, I've frozen it all

I recently made a Simcha and had lots of leftover roasted veggies . My DS gave me a great idea . He said he makes soups out of frozen roasted veggies , so I’m going to do the same . Don’t throw it out. Freeze it and use it but in a different way.