A new freezer - what do we put in it?

Funky_Bold_Ribena

Linda32 wrote: »

I think having a freezer is money saving as well.

From your list, you can freeze berries so if you see any in the reduce section then I would buy these. Strawberries tend to go abit mushy when defrosted but OH mixes them into value strawberry yoghurt or plain yoghurt as a pudding. All other berries freeze well, just open freeze first then bag up and defrost a portion at a time.

Same with veggies, just prepare and freeze in bags. Just as if you had bought a bag of frozen carrots or whatever.

You can indeed freeze bread. We always freeze half of a loaf. We also freeze wraps. But you need to use greaseproof between each wrap, otherwise you end up with 8 wraps frozen together :rotfl: You can of course re-use the sheets of greaseproof If you like pancakes or waffles, these can often be found in the reduced section and freeze fine. I oftern have these for breakfast. Just take one out the night before.

With regards to meat, there is oftern the 3 for £10 offers on so again, as you say this can be seperated into portions and frozen. We do this with bacon as OH likes bacon sandwiches.

Others have said about pastry, this freezes well. Cakes and biscuits freeze well also. Makes for good portion control [STRIKE]not scoffing the lot[/STRIKE] :rotfl:

Another thing I freeze is stock made from stock cubes. I use a cube to make couscous instead of water. But some make a pint of stock. Obviously far too much for couscous so I freeze this.Just pour into a bag, label and freeze.

HTH

Sorry but I just use half a cube, and use the other half next time.:D

Savannah02K

Candylucy - it's just raw stuff, we eat masses of different kinds of salads during the week so I've always got bits of raw veggies left.