Freeze it first

looey · 12-30-2009, 02:23 PM

I have been reading over every Strategy site I can find for the foods, and we do have limited storage in our house but I think I can make this work. How many others are freezing first before the trip starts?

firefly · 12-30-2009, 06:08 PM

I have never frozen my food that I take camping. I usually use a cooler and ice. But that`s not a bad idea for foods that you may not use right away. Some foods don`t taste as good after being frozen though. I`ll remember that the next time we camp.

amanda · 12-30-2009, 06:59 PM

I've never heard of freezing food before you take it. Why would you do that? Just to use it as ice/to make it last longer? Interesting thought. I'd love to hear more.

**2coastcamper** · 12-30-2009, 10:03 PM

I freeze meat before I take it camping. It's usually thawed out perfectly come that first dinner time. I almost always take two cornish game hens (frozen), and have never had a problem cooking them.

I have never, however, frozen anything non-meat to take camping. Don't see much a point in it, as bacteria isn't a factor for most foods when we're talking about a couple of days in a cooler with ice. I might consider freezing some pre-cut fresh fruit. Might be a yummy cooling snack.

12-30-2009, 02:23 PM	#1
looey Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 63	Freeze it first I have been reading over every Strategy site I can find for the foods, and we do have limited storage in our house but I think I can make this work. How many others are freezing first before the trip starts?

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12-30-2009, 06:08 PM	#2
firefly Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 109	I have never frozen my food that I take camping. I usually use a cooler and ice. But that`s not a bad idea for foods that you may not use right away. Some foods don`t taste as good after being frozen though. I`ll remember that the next time we camp.

12-30-2009, 06:59 PM	#3
amanda Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 30	I've never heard of freezing food before you take it. Why would you do that? Just to use it as ice/to make it last longer? Interesting thought. I'd love to hear more.

12-30-2009, 10:03 PM	#4
2coastcamper Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 366 Blog Entries: 6	I freeze meat before I take it camping. It's usually thawed out perfectly come that first dinner time. I almost always take two cornish game hens (frozen), and have never had a problem cooking them. I have never, however, frozen anything non-meat to take camping. Don't see much a point in it, as bacteria isn't a factor for most foods when we're talking about a couple of days in a cooler with ice. I might consider freezing some pre-cut fresh fruit. Might be a yummy cooling snack.