What foods can/can't you freeze?

vouchersrme

Yes it will freeze easily best not freeze in a jar though imo.

Penelope_Penguin

Because of the fresh apple (great idea btw) I'd not want to risk it spoiling in the fridge. yes, you can freeze it

I'll add this to the "what can I freeze2 thread later to keep ideas together.

zebredy

Wow this thread is going to take me ages to read, hope its gona be as much help as I think it will be...

I'm going shopping on Friday/Saturday (depending on whether my mum comes too or not) and have decided to batch cook a load of meals and put them in the freezer, defrosting them the night before etc.

My problem is A] I never know which meals are best to make then freeze, and B] whether the meals can be cooked fully, cooled then put in the freezer, or if they have to be put in the freezer before they are cooked.

I did try to do this last month, but I got so worried that I wasn't sure what to cook and put in the freezer, or that I might do something wrong, that I just ended up only doing bolognas sauce and beef stew and once cooked I put them in food bags and bunged them in the freezer..

Seems like I'm not as good at all this money saving as I would like to be.

I do also freeze bread and peppers already cut up, plus all the meat before I use it, in 2 person portion sizes, but thats really it (unless you count actual freezer stuff like fish-fingers, sausages and burgers, for the OH but thats about it.

Quick question, cause not sure if someone has posted this. If I make my own burgers to freeze, can I cook them first before freezing them, or do I put them in uncooked wait for them to defrost then cook them?

Ahhh am in so much of a muddle. There is only two of us plus 4 cats, and this month its not a big food budget, and I want to help stretch it as far as possible by making my own stuff as much as I can, rather then buying processed stuff which actually can work out more expensive in the long run...

I'm sure I will get there one day lol

lucylema

Hi, hubby has made the european gravy mountain for dinner tonight and its just soooo yummy, can i freeze it?

floyd

Yes, it will freeze fine just give it a good whisking when you heat it up again to get rid of lumps

ubamother

we freeze in smallish portions - either to reheat as gravy, or to add to things like shepherd's pie, or meat pasties, or even soup

Penelope_Penguin

lucylema wrote: »

Hi, hubby has made the european gravy mountain for dinner tonight and its just soooo yummy, can i freeze it?

You can I often use it to add depth to pasta sauces, or casseroles.

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the existing thread.

louisaL

one of my ways of saving money is to freeze so we dont waste food, we freeze bread,milk, butter, veg (after blanch cooking) etc.

What can I not freeze?
at the moment i'm thinking
bananas, pears and other soft fruits perhaps
cheese
eggs


is there anything else and please correct me if i am wrong in the above.

TonyMMM

You can freeze virtually anything from a safety point of view - the only question is what the stuff will be like when it thaws out ..e.g. soft fruits like strawberries/raspberries can be frozen, but will be soft and mushy when thawed ...which is fine if you are going to use them in sauces or jams, but not if you want them on their own.

Cheese can be frozen with no problem ..just the same as butter. Eggs can be frozen too ...(not in their shells).... you can beat them first and then freeze them or separate into whites/yolks.

Why not experiment & give a few things a try and see ... you won't do any harm

Penelope_Penguin

louisaL wrote: »

What can I not freeze?
at the moment i'm thinking
bananas, pears and other soft fruits perhaps
cheese
eggs

You can freeze bananas - you can;t then eat them as a piece of fruit, but they will go into baking

You can freeze pears as above

You can freeze soft fruit as a topping for ice cream or as a coulis

You can freeze cheese - grated is best

You can separate, or whip eggs and freeze

You can't freeze lettuce or cucumber

I'll add this to the thread of what you can and can't freee later.