[LoT]

I used to do this before I was married. (now I have leftovers). I made the ham sandwiches and froze them on Sunday. I just rinsed lettuce in the morning while I waited for the kettle to boil and put it in a separate bag, ready to add to the sandwich later. As long as you wrap the sandwiches well and put them in a freezer bag so they don't get freezer burn, you really can't tell. In fact, the frozen bread tastes fresher than 3 day old bread from the bread bin.

[-al-]

How would that be better? They are day old sandwiches then.

I dont think I said which would be better or worse. I just said what I would do.
I just think it allows a greater variety, and dont think there is a lot of difference between sandwiches made the night before and kept in the fridge and those kept in the freezer.
I buy my bread unsliced from an organic baker at the markets so slice it all up and freeze it bag sizes that suit our family. It keeps really well and means we always have beautiful fresh bread - not as crusty as it was the day we bought it, but just as soft and fresh. I have no issue with freezing things, I just prefer the flexibility of making them the night before.

[halcyodays]

Al- can you explain to me how you bag up the bread? I would love to do that, but find that if I bag it up in freezer bags with 5 slices of bread, then put it in the fridge the day before I want to use it, it becomes quite dry after I make sandwiches with it. Probably something wrong with my bagging and defrosting technique.

[ubermum]

Polony is never ok.

Agreed.

Meat and cheese sandwiches freeze well. Salad ingredients do not. The lower the moisture content in the ingredient, the better the outcome.

You can also put all the ingredients into a container the night before, seperate to the bread. Then your kids can just assemble their sandwich in the morning.

[-al-]

I put it into clipseal bags being very careful to remove all of the excess air. I then pop it into a big airtight (when the kids bother to close the lid) container. Even when the kids leave the lid off the clipseal bags keep it fresh.
I will often make sandwiches when the bread has just come out of the freezer, but even when we have taken a bag out and not used it all it ages as though it had been bought the day we removed it, if that makes sense.
I know the clipseal bags add to the cost, but when buying good food I hate to waste it so the extra for the bags is nothing really.

[GoodGollyMolly]

My mum used to do this for us when we were kids. I'd still do it if I had the need. Tasted fine. Ham and cheese or roast chicken were mainly what we had.

[AprilEthereal]

My Mum used to make bulk lots of sandwiches for us and freeze them. Don't freeze egg though. Watery egg is awful.

[Chocolate Addict]

I also thought it was a yuk idea at first but honestly I challenge any one to be able to tell the difference.

I can taste the difference. I also won't toast frozen bread, it tastes horrible.

My son, however doesn't notice the difference but I only keep bread in the freezer for emergencies.

I used to work in the catering industry and we never, ever made sandwiches the day before. It meant I often had to start work well before sun up but they were made fresh on the day as customers would be able to tell the difference.

[liveworkplay]

I also thought it was a yuk idea at first but honestly I challenge any one to be able to tell the difference.

I can tell the difference between frozen and non frozen bread, so can DH. Me, I dont care too much but it has taken me nearly 20 years to get DH used to it.

Im sure my kids wouldn't care but one has a butter sandwich every day (with a can of tuna) and the other either vegimite of cheese. Both take less then 2 minutes to make in the morning. Now, I am lazy and maximise my sleep to the minute, but I do not have to resort to frozen sandwiches....

This post has been edited by liveworkplay: 29/04/2012, 11:00 PM

[BetteBoop]

I don't do it but only because I wasn't smart enough to think of it.

I routinely freeze excess loaves of bread, grated cheese and packets of ham and they all defrost perfectly well and I can't taste the difference. IMO frozen bread is far better than stale bread.