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Would you freeze raw or cooked?

Freeze the chicken raw

83%

[ 41 ]

Freeze the chicken after it's been cooked

16%

[ 8 ]

Total Votes : 49

Mimisinger ↓

Wed, Feb 03 2010, 10:19 am

I just bought a super sized chicken cutlet family pack. It was really cheap, so I now have about 5 pounds of cutlets.

Would you just freeze them as is, which I don't like to do, because a) I lose them in my freezer and b)always forget to defrost them before I need them.

Or, bread and bake and then freeze them, but I don't think they taste as fresh?

cinnamon

Wed, Feb 03 2010, 10:21 am

look 100 % say to cook first that must be the right decision Smile

I almost always cook before freezing then I could just pull it out of the freezer and enjoy.

chocolate moose

Wed, Feb 03 2010, 10:26 am

We don't eat frozen chicken unless we're forced to. I'd freeze raw.

sped

Wed, Feb 03 2010, 10:28 am

You can bread them and not bake them. Freezez them that way and you can pull it, bake and it tastes fairly fresh.

STovah

Wed, Feb 03 2010, 10:29 am

I would freeze them raw. I find frozen chicken to be gross. What I do when I get packages of cutlets is I pound them and freeze them with parchment paper or wax paper between each one, in packages of supper-size portions. This way, when I need the cutlets, it's a breeze to defrost (they also defrost quickly individually), and I can take out as many or as few as I need. I also separate the tenders and freeze separately for chicken fingers or stir fries.

fiddle

Wed, Feb 03 2010, 10:29 am

I would prepare first then freeze. still fresh Smile

flowerpower

Wed, Feb 03 2010, 10:30 am

Prepare and freeze raw.

Kugel lover

Wed, Feb 03 2010, 12:30 pm

Bread it & then Freeze without baking/cooking

↑ Mimisinger

Wed, Feb 03 2010, 12:36 pm

Thanks everyone! I should've put an option to bread, then freeze raw! Smile

I didn't even know that was an option.

busydev

Wed, Feb 03 2010, 5:22 pm

prepare it and then freeze. and even if you remember an hour before you just put it in a bag under water and it defrosts faster.
I always freeze my chicken in bags with enough for one supper.
also another yummy way to serve it. prepare the chicken, put it in a bag/container and pour in italian salad dressing. Then you take it out taht morning and defrost in the fridge or that night and stick it under running water for 30 min to an hour and then you broil it in the oven or grill it on the george foreman or grill. its easy, nearly all ready and absolutely delish

be a mentch

Fri, Feb 05 2010, 2:46 pm

I would seperate the pack of chicken and freeze it raw , like this when I defrost it I have just enough for what I need rather than having too much .

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