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Just saw this thread.
We call them WCBs and I keep meaning to buy the big box. We seem to always breakfast and dinner things on site but not lunch. These are perfect.
Our family loves these shao bing. A few minutes in the toaster oven and they puff up nice and flaky with the interior still moist. We usually get them from 99 Ranch. I like them better than the âfreshâ ones from Four Seas.
what frozen goods are yâall stocking for breakfast besides frozen croissants? Through my internet searches, these products have risen to the top. The situation is clearly not ideal but Iâm trying to make the best of it here.
Jimmy Dean Meat Loverâs breakfast
Redâs breakfast sandwiches
Red Baron scramble
Jimmy Dean Honey Wheat English Muffin
Devour All Day Breakfast
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Buy and freeze breakfast burritos from your favorite purveyors?
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I started doing that this year and it works hella well. You can freeze salsa to go with it too. If you get a catering order you might even get a discount.
Frozen breakfast burritos are great. Wrap a moist paper towel around them and pop them in the microwave and youâre ready to eat.
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1000% this. I canât believe how well this technique works. I wouldâve thought the eggs would suffer but that doesnât seem to be the case.
what frozen goods are yâall stocking for breakfast besides frozen croissants?
If youâre not committed specifically to handheld stuff (eg, pastries, sandwiches, burritos, etc.) then casseroles generally work well, too. We did french toast casserole and vegan âfrittataâ for a recent camping trip that worked out well.
Jook freezes and thaws pretty decently - it sometimes needs to be re-homogenized a little but not much. Donât freeze brown rice jook, though. Iâm not sure why but the bran and germ donât fare as well as white rice.
As far as reheating, this blog does a decent job testing best practices for freezing and reheating. Iâm not 100% in agreement with everything but itâs usually my first stop to for trying to freeze and thaw something new.
Iâm looking for a daily option that is less than $10/ea. Probably a thought for the ârising food pricesâ thread.
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Fair point - breakfast burritos are edging over $10/ea these days although you can still find them just below that in a lot of places. Some fast food breakfast burritos arenât too bad and well under $10 but Iâm not sure I can recommend that fully.
How about tamales? Those reheat real well.
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my local purveyor is $11.99 + tax + guilt tip + extra charges for extra salsa
Absolutely. We buy a few dozen for âMexican Christmasâ on Christmas Eve (my wifeâs family calls it that). We always have leftovers. We just finished them a couple of weeks ago, and they were still great!
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Not sure if this is the exact thread for this but Iâve been testing freezing and storing food we make or purchase from restaurants (eg, stews, curries, beans, etc.). Not new ground by any means but I like that 1) some relatively common Indian dishes are great a freezing and thawing and 2) some Indian restaurants offer catering volumes that make it more worthwhile.
Just a quick test but the below chicken curry and eggplant from Curry Hut froze and thawed really well:
Iâm particularly trying to find vegetable dishes that freeze and thaw well if anyone has any suggestions. Weâll probably be keeping frozen saag paneer around as a last minute high fiber option but Iâm not a huge fan of how they make it at Curry Hut â itâs basically a soup.
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Chana Marsala freezes very well. Also, Indian Breads are a great thing to have in the freezer. Roti, Chapati, Naan, you can find all of these in Indian Market Freezers (and Trader Joes) and it make a simple clear the fridge curry into something more special.
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Good call!
Just scrolling back through the thread and saw your Portoâs posts. Have you tried getting their breakfast burritos and freezing? Theyâre surprisingly good and still under $10/each. Maybe theyâre too far to be convenient for you, though
Iâve settled on Reds air fryable breakfast burritos. At $3/unit it makes a better âdaily driverâ.
Whoa, canât beat that price for sure! Good find
In a pinch, they make good fish tacos and I use them to make my own Filet-o-Fish.
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