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Freezing mushrooms

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  • Farway
    Farway Posts: 13,319 Forumite
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    Never done it, but as you can buy frozen ones I assume you can freeze your own
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  • vezb
    vezb Posts: 13 Forumite
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    hi,

    i slice mine and freeze them raw all laid out on a baking tray, covered with clingfilm. then when they've frozen I put them in one bag.

    Not sure how the texture is affected as I only use them in sauces like bolognese and things like that, not as mushrooms on a plate. IYKWIM.

    hope this helps
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  • purpleivy
    purpleivy Posts: 3,573 Forumite
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    Hi

    Still got lots of the megahaul of cheapo mushrooms from yesterday. Was wondering if best to cook before freezing, or just freeze. My inclination would be to saute them briefly before cooking, as I will be adding them to stuff.

    What do you think?
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  • FunkyFairy
    FunkyFairy Posts: 866 Forumite
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    You could do either. I normal just freeze as is and add them as i am frying off onions frozen.
  • purpleivy
    purpleivy Posts: 3,573 Forumite
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    FunkyFairy wrote: »
    You could do either. I normal just freeze as is and add them as i am frying off onions frozen.

    Good, that would certainly be less trouble, still have about 1500g to go!
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  • Debt_Free_Chick
    Debt_Free_Chick Posts: 13,276 Forumite
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    I would cook/saute first.

    Mushrooms have a high water content and freezing them raw can result in a deterioration in texture. Imagine the water content frozen and then defrosted ....

    Cooking them, even briefly releases some of the water, so the problem is alleviated. That said, they are unlikely to retain a firm texture - they'll be soft and floppy (ooh, err Missus!!!!)
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  • Pink.
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    I always saute mushrooms before freezing but I know others just pop them into the freezer as they are. There's an earlier thread that should help so I'll add your post to it.

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  • purpleivy
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    Thanks, I've just had another thought... I bought a dehydrator a few weeks ago and not used it yet.... maybe i should get that out and have a look for dehydrator threads LOL!
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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,675 Forumite
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    purpleivy wrote: »
    Thanks, I've just had another thought... I bought a dehydrator a few weeks ago and not used it yet.... maybe i should get that out and have a look for dehydrator threads LOL!

    There are some posts about drying mushrooms on this thread:

    Food drying - Dehydrators

    If you use the search this thread function (to the top right of the page when you open the thread) you should find them easily.

    Pink
  • Beebop
    Beebop Posts: 213 Forumite
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    Does anyone know if you can freeze mushrooms? If so, is there any special preparation you need to do first e.g slice?

    What about freezing spring onions? I assume as you can freeze onions then spring onions would be ok too?

    Thanks for any wisdom on this subject!
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