Frozen Chilli

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Caramellatteplease · 17/08/2021 15:02

If I freeze a chilli ready to take on holiday, will it still be good if it's been put frozen in a cool box for 36 hours then a fridge for 24 hours

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TuesdayRuby · 17/08/2021 15:04

Wouldn’t it be easier to just cook a chilli when you get there? I’d worry about any meat in what could’ve a warm car for over 3 days!

FizziWater · 17/08/2021 15:05

If it was freshly cooked when frozen it will be fine. Imagine if, instead of freezing it you had popped it in the fridge. I would think it would be safe to re-heat for at least 3 or 4 days, probably longer.

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Caramellatteplease · 18/08/2021 08:50

@FizziWater thank you for your reassuring post

Wouldn’t it be easier to just cook a chilli when you get there?
@TuesdayRuby No. I'm on holiday. Also I want to flexibility of maybe ordering a takeaway first night if my finances work out a bit better, but not being able to arrive/unpack at the accommodation until 5pm earliest means that either cooking or takeaway could go very wrong very quickly. And I'm a single parent to one with SEN and one who dislocates stuff.

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BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 18/08/2021 08:51

Itll be fine.

namechange30455 · 18/08/2021 08:53

@FizziWater

Yes I agree with this. Freeze it as soon as you cook it and you'll be fine.

BeastOfBODMAS · 18/08/2021 08:56

If you are not confident in it, could you use beans or veggie mince? They would be much more forgiving unrefrigerated than meat.

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Caramellatteplease · 18/08/2021 09:06

I kinda happy with it, (I used to do 4 night camping trips with just a cool box prior to children) but I wanted to make sure my confidence wasnt completely misguided overconfidence!!.

Veggie chilli is ok for home but the plan is for a really meaty one as a treat! I realised I could save my cooking one night if I bought it from home. My dream plan of much eating out and takeaways is definitely not happening after a unexpected expense completely wiped the holiday fund!! I want to make my life as easy as possible whilst we're there. So lots of supermarket lasagna and fresh pastas for the rest of the holiday.

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