Freezer Meal - Breakfast Sandwiches - Making the Eggs

The first step in making freezer meal breakfast sandwiches is cooking the eggs. Here's an easy way to make round eggs that will fit perfectly on your sandwiches by using some mason jar rings!

[@kaitlyncompton3809]

The mason jar lid to section the eggs is genius

[@caraeuler2927]

I love this trick! It's so clever! Of course it was a mom that came up with it. I have decided to start making my own breakfast sandwiches to take to work because it's just too expensive to buy one out every morning. This trick is exactly what I was looking for and I am about to use it. Thank you!

[@michaelbyczynski4348]

only reason i go to mcds is for the egg now i now how lol oing to try it soon lol

[@MultiJean19]

Who would have thought using canning lids for eggs! That awesome! Genius!

[@tobyparker8936]

Awesome idea I wish I would have seen this 1 hour ago I just ordered egg rings lol

[@jonhcontreras]

smart lady you are... thank you for sharing!

[@rivertonrock]

Yes. This is the video and technique I was looking for. Thank you! 🙏

[@mach2262]

Awesome trick! Thank you for sharing 🤩🥰🙏🏻

[@bobholst874]

I also use Mason Jar Rings. It is important to place them top down like you do, as it keeps the white from leaking better than the other way. I don't turn my eggs, I put a little water into pan and put a lid on to allow steam to cook top of tve egg. This also helps to keep the eggs from scorching and making a skin.

[@marcusm1766]

thanks! about to make this morning!

[@carolmartin6719]

I was wondering how to fix eggs n a ring your idea helps out alot thanks for sharing

[@A2thaLO]

Simple and easy to understand! Great Tutorial.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

Thank you! :)

[@AB-qt1bs]

Perfect idea with the mason rings i was just watching another video and was thinking of an alternative and wala u provided that alternative thank you so much🤗

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

You are very welcome! :)

[@Scorpionfury]

This is sooo helpful! Thank you for sharing this!

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

You're very welcome!

[@chuckgoede4778]

Awesome! Genius! The only hard part tackled.

[@jermainecharles6116]

Mmmmm that looks good

[@SomeBuddy777]

Great!

[@2015humblebeginningzb]

Perfect trick

[@solrivera3576]

We have to SPRAY the ring first!. Very important.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

Oh yes! Trying to use the rings without spraying first will (usually) end in disaster...at least for me it does! ;)

[@d.j.robinson9424]

That was excellent, just what I was looking for. 💛👍👍🍔 thank you for sharing this great idea.

[@AchaiaT]

Thanks for trick… Make sure you spray the rings so the egg won’t stick.. I appreciate it the sandwiches turned out great.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

Definitely! I don't know if I showed it well enough in the video, but spray those rings LIBERALLY!!! 😉😂

[@blutwos444]

Ha ha when you put your camera on the plate of eggs i was like dang how many she making... thanks for the tutorial ❤.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

Ha ha ha!!!! Yeah, it's a lot of eggs. ;)

[@solrivera3576]

Spray individual inside the ring first, not like that way.

[@jyjang]

Brilliant

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

I’m shocked no company makes egg Pattie’s in a bag. Egg patty + sausage patty + bread halves would be super convenient.

[@englishatheart]

Patties* And they actually do sell them that way. Just do a search for frozen egg patties and they pop up.

[@davidroman1654]

Ever heard of Jimmy Dean? Check out his brand of breakfast sandwich on a bun or on a biscuit. Egg Sausage and cheese.

[@DeborahStorrin-ft3nm]

Walmart used to sell them but haven't seen them in a long time

[@mr.looter6789]

You just made it look so easy 😅

[@--RSL--]

i do like using the lids, but ive found that baking an egg casserole then cutting small squares out is much faster and you can bake in whatever you want into the casserole.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

Me too! I've gotten lazy and I do them baked in a casserole dish now most of the time! (I did a video on baking them that way about a month or so after I filmed this one.) Someone else mentioned that they bake them on a big sheet pan and then use a round biscuit cutter to cut them into circles! So you get the circles without the hassle of using the lids. :)

[@--RSL--]

@@MakeAheadMealMom lol, exactly. I was using the lids recently up until I got the idea from seeing my wifes casserole then the light went off about cutting it up. Cool.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

Chives and cream with black pepper and a little salt really help make the eggs a little better.

[@Astriddoetdingen]

Eggcelent

[@cristgonzalez2003]

I love it!!

[@Mortality_]

How do I keep the eggs from burning? Whenever I turn them over, the other side is always very browned or burnt.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

If they are getting too brown on the bottom before they are set enough to flip them over, try lowering the heat - that should help them set so you can flip without getting too brown.

[@AC-gw4qu]

How well do these freeze? Or what's the best approach to freezing them and then using frozen eggs (microwave?) Thanks.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

I have not had any problems freezing them. Eggs actually do really well in the freezer in most cases. I use these on breakfast sandwiches - we just pull the sandwiches right from the freezer and put into the microwave to reheat. If you're freezing just the eggs, you can let them thaw overnight in the fridge (I do that with my Instant Pot Egg Bites for breakfast), or just reheat straight from frozen in the microwave.

[@slayerzzz372]

I am about To make these eggs For My family do you have any tips I can use??????......Btw Thanks For MakIng The Tutorial

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

Make sure your griddle is preheated and hot, and start with the rings with the lip down - that will help the eggs not spread underneath and stay in the rings. Oh, and don't forget to spray/grease the inside of the rings. ;) Let me know how they turn out!

[@254lele]

which kind of grease did u use? WD40?

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

Non-stick cooking spray. I like the canola oil kind, but you can use vegetable oil spray too.

[@tikblang1]

Are those metal rings one time use? If they are reusable, how many times before they become unsafe to use? BTW, I've seen other using this "Balls" rings, your method is different, your rings are upside down.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

These are the metals rings that are used with canning jars for preserving food. They can be used over and over. I'm not sure how using them this way multiple times would make them unsafe. However, if they have been used for canning in the past, you'll need to make sure they are free of any rust (as they can sometimes rust after being used for canning). I start with my rings upside down because I have found that the tiny lip on the top side, which I put face down touching the griddle, helps to keep the eggs from leaking out under the edges of the rings. So when I do it this way, I have very little leakage and the eggs stay in the ring until they are more set and can be turned. If I start with them the other way, where the tip is up and not touching the griddle, I get a big mess and my eggs tend to leak out under the edges of the rings. Some of that will depend on your griddle and how hot you're cooking them at, so try both ways and see what works best for you.

[@paroffice]

can these freeze overnight? How long until they spoil? What about making them the night before and keeping them refrigerated overnight? Will they get soggy or taste bad the next day?

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

Yup - they freeze just fine. I put them on freezer breakfast sandwiches and then freeze the whole sandwich. You can also freeze just the eggs. Food will last indefinitely in the freezer if packaged correctly, but quality can suffer as time goes by, so for something like eggs or breakfast sandwiches you should try to eat within 3 months. You can also make the eggs and refrigerate them - I do that with egg bites and scrambled eggs and have never had any problems with them being soggy or tasting funny. For example, I will make up a bunch of egg bites and freeze them, then pull one bag of them out of the freezer and put it into the fridge to thaw, and I'll pull the egg bites from there each morning for breakfast. I've kept them for several days in the fridge with no problems. Try just a few to start with, just to make sure.

[@shahsprincess7530]

@@MakeAheadMealMom hi dear how should i defrose the sandwich gor breakfast i have 18 month old i wake up in a morning and she also wake up and doesn't let me to make breakfast and luch for her sister so plz let me know it will help me a lot

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

@@shahsprincess7530 I wrote up the recipe and posted the instructions here: www.makeaheadmealmom.com/freezer-breakfast-sandwiches/

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

@@shahsprincess7530 I usually pull several out of my freezer at one time and put them in the refrigerator for the week - they should be thawed overnight. Then just reheat in the microwave when needed.

[@faisalwho]

A part of me died when you popped those yolks.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

I know - it's an offense to serious egg lovers everywhere, including my husband! I'm allergic to egg yolks, so it's just habit for me to break them because the more they are mixed with the white the easier they are for me to eat. Husband would prefer that I leave them just barely set, so the yolks run when you bite into them....

[@Prod.Daeivx]

wish i learned this in school instead i was learning how mx=b

[@ashm7327]

What rings again?

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

These are the rings or bands that comes with wide-mouth canning jars. You can buy them without the jars if needed.

[@jackfistfite1922]

What size? Just look for wide mouth rings ?

[@JacobTJ1]

flipping part is the hard part

[@UnLikeU]

And the Freezer part is where?

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

Making the sandwiches and the freezing (and reheating) instructions are in a different video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpbXaKSemN57nsU

[@blakepainter]

My only concern is that the metal lids could release toxins if heated enough?

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

They are aluminum canning lids - they get much hotter in a pressure canner than they will on a griddle. They pass food safety standards, but if you'd rather not go this route, you can find silicone or plastic versions of the rings that are specifically made for cooking eggs this way. Or you can buy what are called "muffin top" pans and bake the eggs in the oven, which is what I do now. You still get perfect round eggs but it's much more hands-off and you can do multiple pans at a time in the oven usually.

[@dallashall9958]

Hope there’s no BPAs in those lids. Most canning jar lids have BPAs. Couple with high heat..no bueno.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

BPA was only found in the canning jar lids (the flat parts with the rubber seals), not the rings used in this video, so no concerns using them on the griddle. As an FYI, thanks to consumer concerns here in the US, the major manufacturers (Jarden lids made for Ball and Kerr) removed all BPA from all canning lids as of 2015 or earlier. www.healthycanning.com/bpa-and-canning-lids/

[@dallashall9958]

@@MakeAheadMealMom oh wow. Great information. Thanks for schooling me.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

@@dallashall9958 You brought up a valid concern and I had to look it up to make sure I had the correct info, so it was great that you brought it up! I knew the rings didn't have BPA but I hadn't realized that the flat lids did have some prior to a few years ago. Glad they made the change to BPA-free though and I will definitely be looking to make sure I get Ball or Kerr lids from now on.

[@dallashall9958]

@@MakeAheadMealMom funny..I was looking up how to use egg rings, saw your vid. I’m always worried about heating up aluminum or plastics with BPAs with food. So I googled to see, and I found what I posted. It was probably dated. Your research seems more credible. I ended up ordering some in the mean time. Probably unnecessary expense. Flipping with tongs actually looks easier.

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

@@dallashall9958 The video is older, too. I've since switched to baking my eggs in the oven in round muffin-top pans. ;) I have both silicone and metal ones and like them both. It allows me to make a bunch of round eggs without having to stand over a griddle anymore. Here are the silicone ones I have, if you'd like to take a look (amzn.to/3t6iXnc). The funny thing is that the whole canning rings thing came about because I had egg rings and could never get them to work right because they always leaked at the bottom! So I grabbed the canning rings one day and tried them instead because they have that little lip that I hoped would help stop the leaking. Which it mostly did. Did you end up getting egg rings?

[@MochaMaknMoney]

Ummmm those lids don't have chemicals in them?

[@dct90210]

No, they're food safe for canning

[@michaelcain9101]

Freezer Meal ???????

[@MakeAheadMealMom]

www.makeaheadmealmom.com/freezer-breakfast-sandwiches/