Cooking/freezing Question

You should avoid freezing and refreezing if you can. I agree with make, cook, freeze and the thaw and eat.

I'd cook them before freezing and then just reheat them when needed.

Yo u usually want to avoid refreezing raw meat. So cook them and then freeze them. I do this often. I just freeze them before putting them in sauce or anything.

I usually prep, cook then freeze. That being said, yes you can take fresh meat, prep the meatballs, freeze them then cook and re-freeze (you just can't freeze 'em raw, thaw 'em out and re-freeze 'em raw).

Still, if your meat is fresh (like, from yesterday or today) you can prep 'em today, leave them in the fridge & cook & freeze on Sunday (assuming you have room in your fridge to store them for a few days).

I cook them, then freeze, then reheat as needed. Just cook them a little less time before you freeze. I do mine in the oven on cookie sheets lined w/ foil. So much easier than in the frying pan and you can do tons all at once.

I would prep cook then freeze and have done it

Cook them first then freeze them.

You can freeze meat once raw and once cooked.

Yes, you can prep them, cook them right away or a day or 2 later, then she can freeze them, and thaw and eat them as she needs them.

Before you give them to her you might want to separate them into individual meal size freezer baggies. This way she can put them all in the freezer when you give them to her and only have to take out a single baggie when she is ready to eat them. I do this all the time. Now that the kids are grown and out of the house, my husband and I don't need to prepare BIG meals anymore. But it's easier to make some foods in large quantities and separate them into meal size containers.