Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

jenster

Hello all

can u freeze honey glazed parsnips ? - yesterday had friends over and preparded parsnips put them in a bag with honey ready for roasing -- and forgot about them !
so can i now freeze these with honey on without cooking first ?

any ideas ?

Zazen999

Yup.

They will be fine.

Butterfly_Brain

Absolutely - open freeze them on a tray first then put into bags this stops them clumping together in one big gooey mess

jenster

thanks
it was the fact they had honey on already i wanst sure about

ragz_2

You could also cook them until they just start to brown, before freezing, so they cook quicker when you need them.

zippychick

Hi Jenster and Mortgage help

there is a thread for freezing tips and questions, so i have added both your threads to this one to keep all the suggestions together

thanks:)
Zippychick

Taadaa

I have got some cauliflower in the freezer, but the bag has split open so it's gone a bit sort of grey-blueish looking in places. Do you think it will be okay? It's got frostbite lol x

Willowx

Would I be alright making up a dry coleslaw, ie a mix of cabbage onions and carrots with no mayo, and freezing it and then taking out portions to eat? It would be eaten raw with no mayo or other sauce. I do a similar thing as a base for cooked sauces, just not sure if it would maintain taste and texture.

Primrose

Willow - I suspect your dry coleslaw probably wouldnt be very nice because it will inevitable start building up ice crystals and once it thaws out it will no longer be dry but slightly soggy. One of the nice things about a fresh coleslaw is its crisp crunchiness, and that would be lost. Freezing will also make the cut vegetables go limp.

Willowx

Thanks Primrose, that was my gut feeling.