Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

Linda32

Yes you can freeze, its called batch cooking and will save you both time and money :money: Freeze in meal size portions if these alot of it.

When you want to eat it again, take out of freezer the night before and leave in fridge to defrost. Then the following tea time re-heat. I do it for 30 mins at gas mark 6, this make it bubbling hot. You know your oven as to what temperature it needs.

At this point you can't refreeze it again, so just make sure its used up then.

green_hat778

Hi everyone!

Long term lurker here, you all seem like lovely people so i was wondering if you'd help me...

At Christmas I bought one of Asda's £3 frozen salmons, thought i'd give it a go, see what its like. Its in my freezer now as i'm a bit stuck as to what to do with it! There's only two of us, so we can't eat it all in one go!

Was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I've found a few receipes I like, but was wondering, if i wanted to make fishcakes out of it, can I cook it, make them into fishcakes, freeze them then safely cook them up again when needed. Normally I'd assume this was ok, but i'm having an attack of the paranoias.

Sorry that waffled on longer than I planned.

Rikki

Yes you can make the cooked salmon into fish cakes and refreeze.

You could also use the cooked salmon to make into a fish pie in a freezer and oven proof dish and freeze for another time.

Grandma_2

Not having asked a question before, I am not sure if this the right place. How long can I freeze apple juice for? I have a glut of apples and am trying to find ways to use them.

ikkleosu

I was wondering about a couple of veg questions. I was wondering if it's okay to freeze the bags of fresh stir-fry veg you get from supermarkets? I'd be loathe to blanch them as you would with freezing most fresh veg, and wonder if they'd survive - especially the bean sprouts?

Also, do you think it's possible to freeze chives, and if so how would do go about doing it?

I often spot whoopsied bags of fresh chives and occassionally buy them but only ever manage to use a handful before they are unusable. I'd like to be able to keep some ion the freezer, but as I mostly use them without cooking (ie in potato salad, or a shivey dip) would that work?

Many thanks.

mrbadexample

Can I freeze whole, unpeeled garlic bulbs please?

Linda32

ikkleosu wrote: »

I was wondering if it's okay to freeze the bags of fresh stir-fry veg you get from supermarkets?

I would think so, you can get frozen stir fry after all. I re-heat from frozen.

ikkleosu wrote: »

Also, do you think it's possible to freeze chives, and if so how would do go about doing it?

I've never done this either but I think you snip them up and pack into ice cube trays and top up with water. I'd certainly give that ago next time

Linda32

mrbadexample wrote: »

Can I freeze whole, unpeeled garlic bulbs please?

Hi, You can grate garlic along with onion say and freeze that. Since you are likely to use them both together. Otherwise garlic does keep for quite along time, if you have somewhere dry, dark and cold to keep it. The shed???

terra_ferma

ikkleosu wrote: »

I was wondering about a couple of veg questions. I was wondering if it's okay to freeze the bags of fresh stir-fry veg you get from supermarkets? I'd be loathe to blanch them as you would with freezing most fresh veg, and wonder if they'd survive - especially the bean sprouts?

Also, do you think it's possible to freeze chives, and if so how would do go about doing it?

I often spot whoopsied bags of fresh chives and occassionally buy them but only ever manage to use a handful before they are unusable. I'd like to be able to keep some ion the freezer, but as I mostly use them without cooking (ie in potato salad, or a shivey dip) would that work?

Many thanks.

I don't keep fresh herbs, except sometimes a pot or two.
I got fed up with wasting most of the herbs I bought, but then I had a box that was intended for ice cubes, with a lid, that I did not need when I bough a new fridge.
Now I store the herbs there, still in their bags. The box fits in an awkard space in my freezer, but may take up a lot of room in other people's, however they need to be in a box unless you chop them like some do. I'm for the lazy option
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/14919/Lock-and-Lock-Ice-Cube-Store-With-Trays

mrbadexample

Linda32 wrote: »

Hi, You can grate garlic along with onion say and freeze that. Since you are likely to use them both together. Otherwise garlic does keep for quite along time, if you have somewhere dry, dark and cold to keep it. The shed???

I usually keep it in the fridge. The shed's a bit damp really, judging by the condensation on the inside of the windows. I think it would not fare well in there.

I was given 4 bulbs, so it's not too much to cope with. I'll put some in different places to see if I can find the best spot. Thanks.