"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> "Robert" > wrote in message
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>>> What, if any, are the rproblems with re-freezing food, or should it be
>>> done at
>>> all? The thing I'm most interested in would be this: I make a batch of
>>> meatballs
>>> and put them in the freezer. I take a few out and put them in fresh
>>> tomato sauce
>>> for a meal or two. There's still a couple left and I want to freeze the
>>> sauce
>>> along with the meatballs (again for the meatballs.) Problems? Thanks.
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>> Freeze the meatballs in portions for one meal.
>> When you make your sauce separate what you need for that meal an add your
>> meatballs.
>> The extra sauce will need to be divided into portions then frozen.
>> You just thaw the remaining meatballs and sauce separate and mix when
>> heating.
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>> Robert
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> That's like way too much unnecesary work.... better to freeze the
> meatballs IN the sauce, saves on containers, saves freezer space... but
> most importantly excludes air... so prevents freezer burn and greatly
> mitigates textural decomposition of meat balls.
>

Then make the sauce and meatballs the same day and portion into individual
meals and freeze.

If you store them separate your not forced to serve the sauce with the
meatballs. You can use either of them for other dishes.

As for freezer space I use vacuum seal bags so together or separate it will
take the same amount of space.

Robert