Chemiker wrote:
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> On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:22:28 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
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> >On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:30:49 -0600, Chemiker wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Is it easier to cook for 8? or 2? For those who've made the transition
> >> from one to the other, what were the most difficult adjustments you
> >> had to make?
> >
> >It's not much less trouble to cook for 2 rather than 6. I still
> >buy in bulk, I just freeze more from the get go. The eception is
> >things like last night pork butt roast. That you cook all at once
> >and use the remainders for tacos, quesadillas, pork in gravy, etc..
> >It's always easy to use leftover pork roast and other meats.
> >
> >I don't know if could easier to cook for 8 rather than 2. But it's
> >certainly not 4 times as hard. It's more like 20% harder to cook
> >for 8 rather than 2. But serving for serving and time wise, it's
> >less expensive.
>
> I don't doubt you at all. One prob is that we have a tendency to
> decide "Oh, tonight I think I'd like Chicken picatta/stroganoff/
> eggplant pizzaiola/quiche. I think one of goals is going to have to be
> cooking in smaller quantities with fewer leftovers to be frozen for
> future archeologists.
>
> It really is a puzzle, because logic is not the major issue. It's the
> age-old question: What's for supper? and WE get to choose rather than
> eat what mom put on the table. That's one reason I like peasant
> cookery, with cheap ingredients. Great flavor, low cost, often better
> the next day.
>
> Thanks for the thought.
>
> Alex

There is nothing wrong with the "I'd like X tonight" as long as you
don't cook new when you have X in the freezer ready to heat and eat.
Once you've cooked larger portions and frozen the extra for a while,
much of the time what you're in the mood for will already be in the
freezer.

If it was prepared properly, vac bagged and frozen right away there will
be no perceptible degradation in quality of the leftovers. I have a very
low opinion of people who seem to think they're too good for leftovers
and constantly waste perfectly good food.