Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 503:1) writes that
one mustn’t prepare on Shabbos or Yom Tov for the following day, even if that
day is Shabbos or Yom Tov. Thus, one mustn’t wash dishes on Shabbos or Yom Tov
that won’t be used that day (ibid. 323:6).
The Mishna Berura (667:5) writes that this issur
even applies to preparing for mitzva purposes, such as rolling a sefer
torah for the next day’s leining.
The Mishna Berura (ibid.) quotes the Chayei Adam (153:6)
who allows one to bring water or wine from a storeroom during the daytime while
it’s still light for the following night. One should do it earlier in the day,
however, to not make it too obvious to others that one is doing so for the
following day. The Chayei Adam, writes, however, that this specifically applies
to something needed for a mitzva such as a Yom Tov meal.
Similarly, the Magen Avraham (OC 500:13) and Shulchan Aruch Harav (OC 500:20) write
that one may soak raw meat on Yom Tov on the third day of it
being shechted so that it can be properly salted afterwards. If one
leaves the meat, it will be too late to wash it. Unlike washing dishes for the
following day which is prohibited as one is actively performing something,
soaking meat does not involve any substantial action.
Based on this, R’ Ephraim Greenblatt and R’ Gavriel
Zinner (Rivevos Ephraim 3:268; 4:248) write that one may remove frozen food from the freezer, writing that moving the
food does not constitute an action of hachana (See Machazeh Eliyahu
1:64:35).
While R’ Yehoshua Neuwirth (Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchasa
10:10; n27) writes that one mustn’t remove food from the freezer on Shabbos or
Yom Tov for the following day, he writes that R’ Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
deliberated whether this is similar to washing dishes or not.
In conclusion,
one may remove food from one’s freezer on Shabbos or Yom Tov, especially for another
Shabbos or Yom Tov meal, though one should do so in an inconspicuous manner.
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