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Esteemed Contributor
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Is meatloaf better tasting frozen after cooked or should I freeze the raw meatloaf.
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I'd probably cook it first, then let it cool completely, wrap tightly in cellophane, freeze it, then vacuum seal it and put it back in the freezer.  Smiley Happy

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It really doesn't matter. I've done it both ways. If you're reheating the already cooked meatloaf, use a rack in a roasting pan that has water in it. Tent it with aluminum foil, otherwise it's going dry out.

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I always mix up enough for 3 meatloafs and freeze 2 raw.  I grind up bacon and vegetables into to it so it's easier to do more than one than drag out my grinder.

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DH loves my meatloaf.  I freeze it cooked.  I make it like  burgers now since he loves meatloaf sandwiches.

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I have done it both ways successfully, but my preferred method is cooked.

 

Normally, I make several meatloaves at once and bake them all at the same time (since the oven is on, might as well).  I then cool the extra loaves before wrapping well and freezing.

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Freeze cooked and  thaw then heat in microwave.

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Freeze it cooked - nothing better than defrosting some great meatloaf and having a sandwich. I too,like my Mother, bake several large meatloaves at one time.