What foods can/can't you freeze?

rfran

Soft fruit can be frozen and used in puds or smoothies instant ice-cream etc. as it doesn't look the same when it comes out but still tastes good if you have lot freeze on a flat tray covered with cling and then transfer to a box when frozen so it's not in one big lump
Cheese can be frozen (my gran used to have big pieces in her freezer)
Cream is best frozen whipped

louisaL

some really interesting tips here thanks everyone!

Danni-R

I found when I froze my cheese then it went all crumbly after.

Linda32

louisaL wrote: »

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.

Just wanted to add, that I don't bother blanching veg, I just chop into sizes as suits you and bung in a bag. They are fine that way and its alot quicker.

louisaL wrote: »

other soft fruits perhaps.

I've got on fine with raspberrys, someone said open freeze then bag up which is what I've done.

Strawberrys can't be frozen whole, thats only to do with them defrosting into a mess, for want of a better word however, you can purree them first, then freeze this.
We add this to plain yogurt.

Luttice and cucumber can't be frozen, well they can, but its the obvious high water content which just means it dosn't defrost very well.

rozmister

Freezing cheese grated is really good to stop it crumbling.

Also you can eat frozen bananas just they go funny when you defrost them. People on Weightwatchers recommend it as a healthy snack that takes ages to eat!!

Little_Miss_Determined

I've found that cheese can be a bit crumbly after freezing but I still freeze all of the odds and ends and use them for cheese sauces.

Sublime_2

Picked up some good tips here. :T

Little_Miss_Determined

I've also frozen left over beans and then added them to shepherds pie etc.

thriftykitty

Aren't there some safety issues with freezing rice? Cooked rice, that is. I'm sure I've seen something about that on here but can't find it now! :cool:

Georges_Mum

It depends on the fat content of the cheese you want to freeze. Lancashire cheese freezes really well.:j