Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

poppy-glos

yes, i'd do that, no problem as you've cooked it inbetween

Pink.

Hi converted,

It won't be a problem and will be fine to freeze. I'll add your query to our quick questions on freezing thread later.

Pink

rising_from_the_ashes

Mango chutney from a jar?


I use about 1/2 a jar when I make chicken curry and the jar says it must be finished within 2 weeks (which I sometimes don't manage and it seems such a waste - and it's not cheap).

Can't find any "suitable for freezing" symbol on the jar.

TIA



Squeeky, Pink-winged, Zippychick - could this thread be made a sticky? (It's taken me ages to find it and I know you guys regularly have to combine threads to it - maybe as people don't know it's here when it slips down).

viv0147

I make my own bread and on times if I see bread on whopsie I will buy it providing it's unsliced.

The only problem is it's normally to fresh to cut! So what I have been doing is leaving it a few days until it becomes firmer to cut, but obviously to freeze while its fresh would be better, so recommendations would be very welcome. Thanks

McKneff

leaving it for a few days means less fresh bread, could you invest in an electric knife, it cuts through soft bread brilliantly.

Torry_Quine

Why don't you freeze it whole?

zippychick

might this thread help

Best way to slice bread? Ill merge this with our freezing thread later

Zip

viv0147

Thanks everyone for the advice! As it happens I had a bran new electric knife a few months ago a present from my sister. I tried it the once and cut my finger so its been in the cupboard ever since, so after reading the advice and building up my courage I used it to cut a fresh loaf and it was perfect needless to say I am delighted and will use it from now on.

I_luv_cats

viv0147 wrote: »

Thanks everyone for the advice! As it happens I had a bran new electric knife a few months ago a present from my sister. I tried it the once and cut my finger so its been in the cupboard ever since, so after reading the advice and building up my courage I used it to cut a fresh loaf and it was perfect needless to say I am delighted and will use it from now on.

I find if you start each cut off with a bread knife and follow it through with an electric knife you get more even slicing and less doorsteps!!

For some reason the electric knife acts like 'ice skates' on the crust hence start off with bread knife.

JillS_2

I_luv_cats wrote: »

I find if you start each cut off with a bread knife and follow it through with an electric knife you get more even slicing and less doorsteps!!

For some reason the electric knife acts like 'ice skates' on the crust hence start off with bread knife.

Thanks for this tip. I'm going to try it on gammon joints where I have the same problem (skates on the skin).