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Bob Terwilliger[_1_] Bob Terwilliger[_1_] is offline
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Default Do tamales freeze well?

Om replied to Steve:

>> I put some tamales in the freezer a while back. I am thawing them out
>> for dinner tomorrow as appetizers to grilled ribs. (I know better than
>> to call them barbecued.) Do they freeze well? They are in husks, and
>> that wrapped in plastic.

>
> Yes, but as always, the texture suffers a bit. Thawing in the
> refrigerator seems to help a LOT.


Might be a matter of taste. If freezing makes tamales spongy rather than
dense, that might be an improvement to many people.

Bob