How to freeze different vegetables?

angelicmary85

On the subject of the little chinese tubs...you can get 10 for £1 in the pound shop so will try it out!

Thanks for the replies!! xx

Penelope_Penguin

angelicmary85 wrote: »

My question is this - When you freeze, for example, carrots...Do you have to do anything to them or can you just throw them in the freezer?

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the existing thread to give you more ideas

Penny. x

angelicmary85

Thanks Penny,

There's sooo much info on this board! I think I might need to spend more time here i order to find answers to my questions myself!

Angelic x

Craftyscholar

I have seen several references to buying special offer and 'woopsie' veg - blanching - packing in small portions and freezing.

However since there is such a selection of frozen veg available is this really MS when you factor in boiling pans of water for the blanching and freezer bags etc. for storage?

I really don't want to end up spending money while trying to save it IYSWIM.

cyclingyorkie

if stuff is looking a bit sad in the fridge I chop and freeze it - carrots/peppers/onions/celey etc all thrown into a bag and then thrown in the slow cooker next time it's on.

I never have blanched!

So it is MS...because other wise I might have had to compost it!:)

Nicoll

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

if stuff is looking a bit sad in the fridge I chop and freeze it - carrots/peppers/onions/celey etc all thrown into a bag and then thrown in the slow cooker next time it's on.

I never have blanched!

So it is MS...because other wise I might have had to compost it!:)

Glad I read this thread....I often see reduced veg in supermarket and don't buy it if I know can't use the same day or maybe a day after as it's usually on the way out but if I can just chuck it in freezer I will definately buy next time

cyclingyorkie

i use it in casseroles - doesn't matter to me if it just pulps down - it still adds flavour...

Linda32

Oh yes I freeze veg all the time.

I never bother with blanching either, just chop up in the sizes you want and freeze. It dosn't have to be in portion size either. Just buy the bigger food bags in the first place

Think when you buy frozen veg, it dosn't come in portion size, you just take out an hand full.

Tealady_2

I'm another one who just chops the veg up and throws in the freezer. As for bags I always pick up a few extra bags in the veg section of the supermarket and use them to freeze the veg in so no cost.

CupOfChai

I throw it in there too if I've got any spare I won't use before it would go rotten. It is MS if it means you won't lose things you've bought by them going mouldy and unusable! Not so much if you're buying perfectly fresh stuff and just freezing for the sake of it, but I doubt anyone meant they do that.

I think when it comes to MS you have to work out which option would be cheaper, i.e. is it cheaper to buy the special offer or whoopsied pack than the same amount of frozen? Assuming the shop has that particular product in frozen. I did something similar once, intended to buy potatoes and make oven chips, but a pack of good brand oven chips was on offer making it cheaper to just get those, also I wasn't concerned about what might be in the bought ones as I knew what all the ingredients listed were and what the nutritional information meant.