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  • foxgloves
    foxgloves Posts: 13,033 Forumite
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    Well I certainly don't. I prep the veg, bring a pan of water to the boil, turn it down, throw in the veg & leave it for 1 min. Then I quickly strain it & dunk the colander in cold water to cool it off & prevent further cooking. Then it just gets bagged & frozen.
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    2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
    2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg

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  • Thank you so much @foxgloves, I’ll do just that. Thank you x 
    Mortgage (MFD 04/2053) (Jan 25) £238,983.71. Overpayment set to £200 per month. Current: £233,925.83

    Debt Free: 6th November 2025!! 🥳

    2025 goals:
    24 / 25 books
    6 / 24lbs lost
    £1000 / £1000 EF 

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  • Rhyddid2026
    Rhyddid2026 Posts: 898 Forumite
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    edited 19 December 2025 at 10:27PM
    I think it's just to get it to cool quickly and stop cooking, so you could use cold water, or for extra cooling power you could use something deep (saucepan maybe?) and put a sealed packet of something frozen at the bottom to keep the water cold when the hot veg goes in.
    My freezer gets quite full but I have sand and sterile soil (for pets) so I might try storing them that way.
    Debts                04/01/25         02/01/26  
    Natwest2           £6,509.97       £5,500 
    NatWest CC      £7,612.74       £6,605
    Lloyds CC          £6,112.60      £4,450
    1st Direct CC     £176.03         £39.26
    CC total             £20,411.34    £16,594.26
    TSB OD             £500              £0
    1st Direct OD     £600              £0
    Car loan             £4,000           £4,000
    1st Direct Loan  £10,684.44    £7.880
    Total                  £36,195.78    £28,474.26
    EF £701.52
    HF  £3.04
  • Just caught up, congrats on paying off your debt! Ive just downloaded the finch app as well. 
    *Dad loan - £5300 - £7000
    *Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
    *Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00

    Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00

    Creation Finance - £960.32 £0
    *Total debt - £7000/£11641.17*


    Savings
    *Sinking Fund - £800/£2500
    *Emergency Fund - £1000/£1000


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