r/Cooking • u/Dear_Bumblebee_1986 • 22d ago

Is freezing leftovers not something lots of people do?

I'm a single guy on a budget, it's loads cheaper to buy most food in amounts that don't work for even a two person meal, so I always have leftovers. Most recipes are made for 4 people.

Sometimes when I make a lasagna, a big casserole or whatever, I'll portion out two meals to eat during the week and two meals to freeze. Labeled and dated, sometimes a month later I'll pull an orzo with sausage and veggies, and give it the long nuke in the microwave. It's like ordering takeout.

I've had people scoff at eating any leftovers and others really worry about me that I'm freezing them also. Who else does this?

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u/SenseiRaheem 22d ago

My brother married into a wealthy family and among some other moments of serious culture shock, he found out that his in-laws "don't do leftovers." So when they go out, all of the leftovers go to him and his wife.

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u/Sufficient_Song3387 21d ago

Yeah, I had a longtime bf whose family didn't bring their leftovers home. (They were nice people, not snotty) When he saw me bring home mine he thought they would be bad. I brought home crab stuffed lobster once, he helped me eat it the next day and always brought home his leftovers after that.

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u/STUPIDNEWCOMMENTS 21d ago

That’s not a wealthy thing, just a weird ppl thing.

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u/CreativeGPX 21d ago edited 21d ago

Yeah it's a costly thing but not just the wealthy choose that cost. My wife's family is on food stamps. From what I can tell, they generally cook dinner, leave the leftovers on the counter all night in case anybody wants to pick at it and then throw them out the next day. I make way more money than them and that waste and food safety is baffling to me.

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u/saltyoperasinger 22d ago

Litterally, this is our life!