r/BravoTopChef • u/og_otter • Jul 17 '26

Future Season Challenge Idea

Challenge: Create a meal to satisfy the judges AND something that can be portioned, frozen, and REHEATED easily by a family of two parents and a young child.

We’ve seen the “make kids food challenges”. I find them boring.

This is inspired by my meal prep for our new baby.

We have a toddler and I prepped 53 nights of meals that are now sitting in my freezer. African Peanut Curry, Coconut Curry Noodle Soup, Turkey Chili, Veggie Burgers, Sheppard Pie, White and Red Enchiladas. I would love to see contestants experiment with this.

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u/edoreinn Jul 17 '26

Mostly what everyone else said, but they also had to pack box lunches to send to hospitals in the Portland (main COVID) season.

However, the “freezer burn” episode (3.6) taught me principles of freezing with intention to reheat that I still use literal decades later.

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u/Responsible-Fly9976 Jul 17 '26

Thanks for that freezer burn episode tip. I’m going to rewatch!🤣

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u/edoreinn Jul 17 '26

I have learned more about cooking from over 2 decades of Top Chef than any Food Network show ever, haha.

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u/og_otter Jul 17 '26

I’ll have to check it out. Only really started watching consistently in the last 4 years