Agreed, it depends on how often one has them. I guess maybe it might be worth making up a huge batch of them and freezing them and using them as need be, or if you are having a big party. But otherwise, I agree, frozen ones are fine. We had frozen meatballs with some BBQ sauce on them for lunch today cooked in the crockpot for a couple hours, watching football game, plus veggies and dip, cheese and grapes. It was a really nice football nosh!