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Can you really freeze sandwiches?

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Paolosgirl · 02/01/2010 23:03

Fed up to the back teeth of making 4 lots of sandwiches each night - can you make them in advance and freeze them? If so, what fillings are suitable, and how do you stop the bread from going soggy?

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TrillianAstra · 02/01/2010 23:06

Well yes, you can...

Whether you want to might depend on who is eating them.

HallelujahHeisBorntoMary · 02/01/2010 23:07

I freeze my kids sandwiches the night before, and wrap them in foil.

teenyweenytadpole · 02/01/2010 23:08

I asked this question once and the general consensus was no, they are not nice. I'm with you on the sandwiches though, that's the worst thing about them all going back to school IMO - no school dinners at our school.

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Paolosgirl · 02/01/2010 23:10

Damn - I thought it seemed too good an idea to be true

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Ivykaty44 · 02/01/2010 23:10

will they not eat chicken drumsticks or pasta with sweetchilli and vegtables - make in hugh batches and dish out durning the week.

i used to cook all the drumsticks up on a sunday and stick in bags in twos for the whole week, along with melon sliced or balled in bags

This ment it was all done on a sunday and they could grab there bags and a couple of rice crakers - seasamy was the fav and go...

SantieMaggie · 02/01/2010 23:12

i hate bread that has been frozen for sandwiches - ok for toast though.

I read on here that someone makes a whole loaves worth of sandwiches, puts it back in the bread bag and in the freezer and just takes them out when needed.

VoidofDiscovery · 02/01/2010 23:14

Yes you can, I now make a whole batch of rolls or sandwiches and pop them in a back in the bag or in a klip lock container and freeze them immediately.

In the evening I pop one in their lunch box and fill their drinks bottles and leave them in their lunch bags in the fridge, they will slowly defrost and be cool the next day ready for lunch. I also do mine and they taste abolutely fresh.

The only thing to remember is not to use salad or toms etc. as they will become mushy, so cheese, meats etc. are fine. Saves so much time. Try it, I was scepital, but it really works.

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Paolosgirl · 02/01/2010 23:15

They'll eat pasta no problem, so that could be a solution - I'm not so keen on drumsticks (it's a long story!) so probably couldn't do them. I think I need to come up with alternatives to sandwiches...

Santie - do you know what fillings she used?

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FiveSoloRings · 02/01/2010 23:16

Of course you can! I used to do it for Ds and it worked well...ham, chicken, beef, cheese, they all work well IME. Do a weeks worth and try it.

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Paolosgirl · 02/01/2010 23:16

Void, you've made my day! Does the bread really not go soggy?

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dearprudence · 02/01/2010 23:17

No. Yuk

Ivykaty44 · 02/01/2010 23:19

Pasta with mayo and tuna and a few vegtables - sweetcorn, cherry tomatoes

Or noddles and sweetchilli sauce and a little mayo if you like and stir fry type vegtables

couscous and vegtables with sultanas and possibly some meat

ChloeHandbag · 02/01/2010 23:19

Very bad, sorry.

I hate making them too, but nothing would allow me to let my dc's eat defrosted sandwhiches - yuk.

FiveSoloRings · 02/01/2010 23:19

It doesn't go soggy. I used to make up 2 to three weeks worth...

KitKatQueensSpeech · 02/01/2010 23:20

I do this all the time its fine, use rolls suitable for home freezing and get them out the night before. We do, tuna (not mayo!) cheese, ham, roast chicken. Make sure you use freezable spread too.

Make a small batch and see how you get on.

I usually do a whole terms worth in one go - iits on my to do list for tomorrow actually.....

displayuntiltwelfthnight · 02/01/2010 23:21

defrosted bread is bad enough with the mushy bit on the edges and the slightly hard frozen bit in the middle so freezing them with spread and filling sounds horrid tbh!
Couldn't you just make them the night before and pop in the fridge for the next morning's school run?

VoidofDiscovery · 02/01/2010 23:22

No, it doesn't, I don't wrap them individually (too lazy) just pop them in in their lunch box, I put cling film around mine when its still frozen & leave it in the fridge, have been doing it for a few weeks and no, never soggy. If the bread is fresh it will taste fresh. I was really amazed - it's a life saver!

LoveBeingAMummyKissingSanta · 02/01/2010 23:22

The midwife in my hospital antenatal class said this was all the dp's only job prelabour, to make themselves a sarnie and put it in the freezer to bring to the hospital with them!

Ivykaty44 · 02/01/2010 23:22

try tortillas wraps - I wouldn't think they would go soggy.

FiveSoloRings · 02/01/2010 23:23

How do yours go soggy? mine never did...you have to keep them sealed away from the cold air circulating.

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Paolosgirl · 02/01/2010 23:24

Not sure I 'get' why you wouldn't feed anyone defrosted sandwiches - I freeze bread and meat after all, and they eat the defrosted results with no ill effect!

I'm going to give it a try - thanks to all of you who have thrown caution to the wind and lived to tell your tale

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KitKatQueensSpeech · 02/01/2010 23:26

Don't understand why its yuck, they are lovely

VoidofDiscovery · 02/01/2010 23:28

They definately are KitKat and the extra few minutes lie in are a def. plus Hope you are converted Paolosgirl.

KitKatQueensSpeech · 02/01/2010 23:30

fwiw I bag mine individually and then freeze, I then put them in fridge the night before and into the otherwise filled lunchbox in the morning. A friend of mine said once that it was yuck, so I fed her one now she does it too ........

KitKatQueensSpeech · 02/01/2010 23:30