Janie Grace Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 If you cook and freeze, do you defrost before heating... or do you just put your casserole (or whatever) into the oven frozen? If you do the latter, how much time do you add to cooking time? Any other adjustments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I defrost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I always try to defrost stuff before I reheat as it just comes out better. I usually just bring it down to the refrigerator from the freezer a day or two before I know I need to use it then just heat it up like I would any other food in the fridge. If it's a case of emergency and I need it RIGHT NOW, then depending what it is, I defrost it in a pot on the stove over low heat. If it's something for the oven, I try to avoid that because it usually gets overly wet for some reason. At least my lasagnas have when I've tried to cook them directly from the freezer while their still frozen. HTH. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I don't defrost, I just stick everything in. I do put it in as the oven pre-heats, though. I do most of my re-heating of frozen foods on airplanes, though, so defrosting isn't always an option. I have limited time to pop my dry-ice hard-as-rocks frozen food into the oven before I need it again for the passengers :) it's just become my habit at home, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 I don't defrost, I just stick everything in. I do put it in as the oven pre-heats, though. I do most of my re-heating of frozen foods on airplanes, though, so defrosting isn't always an option. I have limited time to pop my dry-ice hard-as-rocks frozen food into the oven before I need it again for the passengers :) it's just become my habit at home, as well. I didn't know you were a flight attendant! Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 I always try to defrost stuff before I reheat as it just comes out better. I usually just bring it down to the refrigerator from the freezer a day or two before I know I need to use it then just heat it up like I would any other food in the fridge. If it's a case of emergency and I need it RIGHT NOW, then depending what it is, I defrost it in a pot on the stove over low heat. If it's something for the oven, I try to avoid that because it usually gets overly wet for some reason. At least my lasagnas have when I've tried to cook them directly from the freezer while their still frozen. HTH. :) Okay, that helps. I had a sense it comes out better when you defrost first (which I always do) but I just wondered if I was doing it needlessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I didn't know you were a flight attendant! Cool! :D I like it! ... and of course, now I'm wondering if my food would taste better if I defrosted it first. At least at home LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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