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It is safe to freeze cooked food if it is done properly. After cooking (you may wish to slightlyunder cook the food, as it will cook more during reheating), cool the food rapidly and freeze as soon as it is room temperature.
You can cool the food quickly by completely removing it from the heat source (including taking it out of the pan) and placing it on a cooling rack, which will allow air to circulate underneath. For faster cooling, you can place a dish of ice cubes and water under the cooling rack.
Once the food is cooled, freeze it immediately in packages that are as shallow as possible, and do not stack the packages. I usually freeze cooked food in a plastic freezer bag or dish and then vacuum seal it once it is frozen (especially useful if freezing soups, stews, or sauces).
To reheat, thaw the food in your refrigerator and heat as you would any other refrigerated food. You can also heat from frozen in a medium oven (300-350) until heated through, though I usually only do this with foods I can add liquid to in order to prevent drying.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIf you freeze hot food it wont be hot anymore...and it will also absorb mostuire as its cooling and it will be soggy when u unfreeze it it may have some freezer burns.
You need to let hot food cool (uncovered) in the refrigerator once it's stopped steaming.
Then you can cover it tightly (or transfer to a freezer container) and put it in the freezer. It's wise to put your closed container into a freezer bag, to keep it really well sealed.
Because it's cooked food, write the date in black waterproof felt pen on the wrapping. Also check your calendar and put the date three month ahead, which is when you need to use cooked frozen food by.
See link below for tips on freezing food.
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∙ 10y agoIt makes sense to wait till the hot foods are at around room temperature before freezing it. Putting hot food straight into a freezer may increase the internal freezer temperature for a while and defrost the already frozen food inside.
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∙ 15y agoeat it all as soon as possible
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It's what it sounds like: cooked food that is healthy. :)
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No you should never refreeze any uncooked food. You can cook the bacon and then freeze it.
Should you Freeze cordon bleu cooked or uncooked?
Uncooked, as it is generally not a good idea to freeze most cooked foods. Since you will have to heat up the food when you want to eat it, you are effectively re-heating food. Cordon Bleu is a type of food which you should not re-heat.
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No more or less so than food cooked by any other method.
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It is best not to re freeze thawed food. However if you cook the thawed rhubarb first, and allow it to cool you can then freeze the cooked rhubarb.
Can you freeze meat then defrost it and cook it?
Yes, you can freeze meat, defrost and cook it. Once it is cooked, it can be frozen again.
