What foods can/can't you freeze?

Pamsy

I have no problems when freezing cheese and yogurts, butter also freezes well.

I find that soft fruit tends to go mushy with freezing so wil only do this if I am going to use it in a crumble.

Chris25

I find cheddar cheese is better grated before freezing because it's so crumbly once it's thawed.

Coffee beans freeze well & I've started freezing instant coffee too if we get a large jar on offer. As it quickly goes stale & we only normally have 100gm jar on the go at any time, the rest goes into the freezer.

I freeze fresh ginger & then just grate off what I need.

I also freeze my best tablecloth overnight before I use it as it makes ironing much easier I only use it a couple of times a year, more than this & I would worry about the fibres

I have, in the past, frozen parsnips (and I think perhaps apples) before making wine. The chap at the home-brew shop told me that it helps to release - I've forgotten actually but it makes better wine apparently

I've frozen cashew nuts into small portions - enough to throw onto a chicken dish for a Chinese meal.

***Just remembered there's a long thread on the OldStyle board re freezing http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=726853 ***

Enterprise_1701C

When freezing soft fruits do NOT wash them first unless you can absolutely guarantee they will be totally dry before freezing them. It's easier to wash them when defrosting.

With garlic, I have actually bought frozen garlic. I don't know if it is the way they do it but it does not seem as strong when I use it as the fresh.

I have had no problem freezing broccoli and carrots, but I alsways freeze them aften they have been cooked, never from raw.

for some reason I would never dream of freezing peanuts. Don't know why, I freeze chestnuts successfully enough.

If you have too much veg and are not sure about it, why not just whip up a soup, or soup base, and freeeze that?

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Pink.

We do have a thread on this that may help you:

What foods can/can't you freeze?

I'll add this thread to that one later to keep the advice in one place.

Pink

Kimberley

I often have loads of food waste especially Veg like Potatoes and Cabbage. I do keep it in the fridge that makes it last longer but can you freeze everything to stop the waste?

ariba10

You can but try.

Try freezing whatever you fancy and if you do not like it, don't do it again.

System

Ive never been very successful with mashed potatoes. Pity really as thats the only type of potato that hubby likes. I could cook a job lot on the Wednesday and me and our son could eat wedges, chips or roasts on a weekend (i'll be damned if i am cooking both!).

The mash defrosts and turns watery.

I havent been successful with rhubarb either.

RAS

I suspect that if you par-boil potatoes, they can be frozen without mashing first.

If you do mash it and it is watery, pour the water off, or put it in a pan and heat to drive the moisture off.

ariba10

Have just frozen 14 jacket potatoes that we made from a reduced price pack of baking potatoes.

Will let you know how we get on with them.

Have frozen Rubarb, cooked and raw. No problem.

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But the O H claims I will eat anything.