Frozen Veg - Good or bad?

lemontart

I too use frozen onions and peppers much better value and no waste of unused veg. I draw the line at some things as they simple do no taste right or loose something when frozen such as mushrooms and cabbage.

My favorite veg is aubergine which I have never see sold frozen but I can manage to eat two days running to avoid waste with that.

RevolvingDoor

Islandmaid wrote: »

I was a bit of a frozen snob, never thought frozen veg was 'good'.

After reading (alot) of tips on here, I now regularly buy frozen, peas, chopped onions, sprouts, sweetcorn, sliced peppers, parsnips. Its all fab cheap to buy and saves loads on wasted veg, and saves time which is a bonus.

I was exactly the same! I am a very recent convert to frozen veg and it is much more convenient and tastes fine to me.

One frozen veg I don't like is frozen spinach as it's too watery!

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I try to use fresh as much as possible mainly because I probably have more time than most to prep food,but I do often buy and freeze my own stuff.I think in my freezer at the moment the only bought frozen stuff is peas as to buy fresh are too expensive.
I am lucky though as I live near to a farm shop where you can buy stuff already frozen by the kilo or just as much as you need from a couple of scoops in a plastic bag.Reasonably priced as well as there is no t.v. advertising to pay for.I like to buy my veg in M&S if I can on a Tuesday morning when they reduce the prices.A few weeks ago I nabbed a huge cauliflower for 50p and brought it home and cut it up and froze it.
M & S's veg even reduced is far superior quality to Tesco's rubbish,although I give Aldi their due when they have stuff I want on special offer I will go and stock up on bits from there as its got such a quick turnover you know its not been hanging around the shelves for very long

BAGGY

Re the frozen onions. Don't they smell like armpits? Like the hotdog ones or are they acceptable?
I have frozen peas, sweetcorn (dont like corn on the cob as too watery), crushed garlic (asda 99p for about 20 icecube size pieces, half cube does a chilli etc) green fench beans for curry and spinach for pizza and pasta. Never tried carrots but may be tempted. Frozen sprouts are ok if microwaved I seem to remember.
Home frozen I have chillis, lemon grass, ginger, curry leaves, peppers, rasberry/blackberry mix (home grown) and cherry toms.
I will re-read this thread and see what is a good idea. I always have fresh carrots, onion, celery, mush and spuds so if I can reduce waste by having frozed Y/S stuff that has to be a winner.

valk_scot

Peas and sweetcorn are better frozen than fresh, unless you're talking about home grown.

I use other frozen veg (sliced leeks, carrots, celery, diced turnip, onion etc) for soups. I usually freeze these myself to use up excess home grown or bought veg, or from whoopsies.

I don't like frozen broccoli, cauliflower or cabbage, it all tastes watery. Sprouts are okay, I find commercially frozen ones better than freezing my own.

Frozen mushrooms and uncooked potatoes change into unrecognisable substances in my experience, so I don't bother. Dried mushrooms are more sucessful and spuds keep pretty well in their natural state, in a cool dark dry place. Same for onions, they keep reasonably well so I don't bother freezing them.

I freeze herbs, especially whoopsied coriander. Great for slinging straight into curries and stwes.

I freeze excess soft fruit, it comes out squishy but that doesn't matter for most recipes or jam.

Never tried frozen peppers, I will though.

Pooky

I buy loads of frozen veg but it either gets steamed or dry fried (it brings the runner beans up crunchy) the frozen corn cobs are lovely if you defrost them, cut into two or three discs and oven bake with oil/butter, chilli flakes and salt. Yum!

I don't eat much fruit as I can't afford the stuff I like most but we all love veg and will have loads, frozen is a great way of being able to afford it.

Going4TheDream

Its horses for courses for me, I love fresh veg at the weekend as I have time to prepare it and always eat stuff that tastes better than the frozen version.... in the week its pretty much frozen all the way due to time, that said there are some things that are better frozen for cost, ie perhaps peppers where I don't always need a whole one (or even sweetcorn, where opening a tin isn't cost effective. I also by frozen chips as we only eat them once in a fortnight

chewynut

I don't mind either way. Whichever is cheapest!

Although one thing I don't get is why they put peas in with much bulkier items. By the time the big chunk of carrot or broccoli is cooked, the peas are way too overcooked for me. I think overcooked peas are vile

Chell

merlot123 wrote: »

I only use frozen corn on the cob as my DD likes it.

Frozen vegetables are just not the same as fresh, I hate wet/mushy veg therefore I'd rather not have veg if I can't have fresh.

corn on the cob is usually much cheaper to buy frozen.

BAGGY

I'd rather buy corn on the cob in season (can get 4 for a pound around here) and go without when not in season.