Can you freeze Falafel?

Julie Bove

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Sep 24, 2011, 3:07:58 AM9/24/11

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I bought some at Costco and there is no way the two of us can eat it all
before it goes bad. Daughter has been sick all week so was not eating as
usual.

Thanks!

sf

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Sep 24, 2011, 3:56:02 AM9/24/11

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I can't think of a reason why you shouldn't/can't. I wouldn't, but I
wouldn't buy them premade either.

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Julie Bove

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Sep 24, 2011, 4:01:42 AM9/24/11

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> On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:07:58 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
>> I bought some at Costco and there is no way the two of us can eat it all
>> before it goes bad. Daughter has been sick all week so was not eating as
>> usual.
>>
> I can't think of a reason why you shouldn't/can't. I wouldn't, but I
> wouldn't buy them premade either.

Okay.

Chemo the Clown

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Sep 24, 2011, 12:09:52 PM9/24/11

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Frozen falafel is awful.

zxcvbob

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Sep 24, 2011, 12:20:57 PM9/24/11

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Is it cooked or raw? If raw it should freeze OK. Cooked? It will
freeze but, yuck.

-Bob

Julie Bove

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Sep 24, 2011, 3:04:37 PM9/24/11

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Okay. Thanks!

Julie Bove

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Sep 24, 2011, 3:04:51 PM9/24/11

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Cooked.

Storrmmee

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Sep 24, 2011, 3:13:10 PM9/24/11

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but if you are going to have to throw it out anyway, try freezing it to see,
Lee
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Steve Pope

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Sep 24, 2011, 3:17:41 PM9/24/11

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Not sure why you'd say that. I sometimes have bought the frozen,
imported from Egypt falafel. It's fine. This is falafel
that has not yet been cooked, and to prepare it you thaw it
out and fry it.

I don't know about the Costco product.

Steve

Sharon C

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Sep 24, 2011, 4:40:56 PM9/24/11

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Costco falafel has been cooked (fried). I buy it every once in awhile. I
have never frozen it but I suppose if I did, well, I'd bake it in the
oven from frozen. Like fish sticks, sort of. I don't know if it would be
good or not but I don't think I want to try it.

sf

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Sep 24, 2011, 9:16:36 PM9/24/11

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On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:40:56 -0400, s_ch...@webtv.net (Sharon C)
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I don't know why people are talking about falafel as if it was a
delicate item. It's ground up chickpeas. She's buying them premade,
so they're probably nasty to begin with.

Julie Bove

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Sep 25, 2011, 1:46:27 AM9/25/11

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"Storrmmee" <rgr...@consolidated.net> wrote in message
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> but if you are going to have to throw it out anyway, try freezing it to
> see,

Nah. No bigs recycling it. It's cheap.

Julie Bove

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Sep 25, 2011, 1:47:41 AM9/25/11

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"Steve Pope" <spo...@speedymail.org> wrote in message
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This is cooked and a fairly new product. They had some before that had eggs
in it so I didn't buy it. Or maybe it was wheat. An allergen anyway.
These do not have the allergens. I like to keep them because they are great
for a quick meal or snack.

Julie Bove

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Sep 25, 2011, 1:48:14 AM9/25/11

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"Sharon C" <s_ch...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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We don't heat our falafel. We just eat it cold.

Julie Bove

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Sep 25, 2011, 1:48:43 AM9/25/11

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> On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:40:56 -0400, s_ch...@webtv.net (Sharon C)
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Costco falafel has been cooked (fried). I buy it every once in awhile. I
>> have never frozen it but I suppose if I did, well, I'd bake it in the
>> oven from frozen. Like fish sticks, sort of. I don't know if it would be
>> good or not but I don't think I want to try it.
>
> I don't know why people are talking about falafel as if it was a
> delicate item. It's ground up chickpeas. She's buying them premade,
> so they're probably nasty to begin with.

Why in the world would you say that? I don't eat nasty food.

Storrmmee

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Sep 25, 2011, 10:53:07 AM9/25/11

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my curisoty would be getting the better of me, i would just have to try
freezing them to find out, lol, Lee

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cshenk

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Sep 25, 2011, 12:23:58 PM9/25/11

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Storrmmee wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> my curisoty would be getting the better of me, I would just have to

> try freezing them to find out, lol, Lee

Same here. I'd try it out of curiousity. If it didn't have wheat in
it, I'd use it up as dog treats (grin).

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Storrmmee

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Sep 25, 2011, 1:52:15 PM9/25/11

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i just don't seem to be able to help myself, if there is a question i just
have to find out, once i did this with cabbage, raw, just blanched with one
dip and fully cooked, most interesting the differences. Lee
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Julie Bove

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Sep 25, 2011, 4:30:18 PM9/25/11

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"cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote in message
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There's no wheat but I think there are onions so not good for dogs.

Steve Freides

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Sep 26, 2011, 9:09:13 AM9/26/11

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TJ's sells frozen falafel - tastes fine to me after being nuked, fine
for frozen falafel, anyway, good enough that I'll eat it once in a
while.

-S-

Julie Bove

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Sep 26, 2011, 10:10:30 AM9/26/11

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"Steve Freides" <st...@kbnj.com> wrote in message
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Thanks!