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Soup - Can I use a hand blender?

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  • annie-c
    annie-c Posts: 2,542 Forumite
    Sorry, what I meant was, do you just tie a knot in the bag and pop it in the freezer - or do you have special bags?
  • dora37
    dora37 Posts: 1,291 Forumite
    annie-c wrote:
    Sorry, what I meant was, do you just tie a knot in the bag and pop it in the freezer - or do you have special bags?

    Sorry annie-c... misunderstood!

    Tonight I have used some 'Pour & Store' bags with a special seal, however they are quite expensive and will next time use a good quality freezer bag and tie a knot!

    Hopefully a more experienced 'souper' will come along and be a bit more helpful ;)
  • elvis_bloggs
    elvis_bloggs Posts: 8,276 Forumite
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    Best way to clean a stick blender is to immerse the working end in a large bowl of warm water straight after use and give it a whizz.
  • annie-c
    annie-c Posts: 2,542 Forumite
    dora37 wrote:
    Sorry annie-c... misunderstood!

    Tonight I have used some 'Pour & Store' bags with a special seal, however they are quite expensive and will next time use a good quality freezer bag and tie a knot!

    Hopefully a more experienced 'souper' will come along and be a bit more helpful ;)

    Thanks, I'll try this - my freezer is jam-packed at the moment!
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Best way to clean a stick blender is to immerse the working end in a large bowl of warm water straight after use and give it a whizz.

    That's what I do....I give mine a whizz in the washing up bowl, but just make sure you don't do what I did and leave the dish cloth in there too. It took forever to untangle. :o

    Pink
  • Ticklemouse
    Ticklemouse Posts: 5,030 Forumite
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    If I freeze soup in bags, I usually use those small sandwich ones which come with the metal ties. However, I just double knot the top and stick them in the freezer with the knot upwards. I've never had any leakage - just remember to put the bag inside a bowl when you defrost it.

    Lately I've been using those reuseable plastic cartons (like from the takeaways, altho I bought mine) They stack well and are easier to take with me if I need to take lunch along.
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    I normally sit my freezer bag inside a suitable freezer proof container, then fill, freeze, and then take the frozzed item out of the container and stack it. That means I get uniform sizes and shapes that will stack well, any possible leaks stay in the pot - yet I don't need lots of containers.

    HTH :)
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