How do you know if its okay to freeze a recipe you have made?

[krisskross]

Are there rules? Or things you should not freeze? If so , why?

It drives me mad when recipes don't tell you!!

i know this is a dull qquestion for a friday night....but someone must know the answer!

Some things freeze better than others due to their water content. I have this book which is really useful or I google things.

thanks shrinking!

I freeze anything . As long as it hasnt been frozen before or if it has it has been well cooked in between

sorry piebald- what do you mean well cooked inbetween- do you mean if its well cooked you dont freeze? thanks

I freeze most things. You will learn with experimenting what freezes ok and what doesn't.

The only recent thing that wasn't great was an alfredo pasta sauce I made.

What are the sort of meals you would like to freeze

If you take raw meat out of freezer and cook it you can then put it back in

krisskross, do you have any specific recipes you'd like to ask about?

I also find it annoying if the recipe doesn't say, or doesn't say if you defrost first to cook or if you can reheat/cook straight from the freezer.

i'm going to make a chicken tikka masala from Jamies ministry of food- but just wondering if it will freeze as it has yogurt in....?

krisskross,

Post #9 on here says it freezes ok.

www.jamieoliver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=477366

marvellous, thanks totem!