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Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

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  • exlibris
    exlibris Posts: 696 Forumite
    Cheap_Date wrote: »
    Hiya!

    Can anyone help?

    I bought some mackerel fillets (fresh, but packaged) from the supermarket. I didn't use them so bunged them straight in the freezer. Now I want to defrost them to cook, but reading the back (should have done that before!:rolleyes: ) it says 'not suitable for freezing'. I think they were possibly frozen and defrosted before hitting the supermarket shelf.

    Should I just chuck them? Or chance it?:confused:

    I freeze mackerel fillets (vacuum packed) all the time and not had a problem - yet. As there are 2 of us and the fillets can sometimes be packed on 3s I have opened 2 packs and frozen in 2s as well as freezing the full pack. have done this for at least 5 yrs.

    HTH
  • Cheap_Date
    Cheap_Date Posts: 217 Forumite
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    Thank you exlibris.

    :)
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  • skintmam
    skintmam Posts: 53 Forumite
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    sorry if this is a stupid question.. can somebody tell me how to freeze peppers & courgettes? Have just been to Asda and got them for 10p.. what a bargain but don't actually want to use them until next week!!
  • Flylady_Flower
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    skintmam wrote: »
    sorry if this is a stupid question.. can somebody tell me how to freeze peppers & courgettes? Have just been to Asda and got them for 10p.. what a bargain but don't actually want to use them until next week!!

    Hiya
    I chop and take out the seeds of peppers that I am going to use in cooking then freeze them in a bag or container.

    They are no good to eat raw or in a salad after freezing, as they go soggy.

    Some people freeze them on a tray first then put them in a bag, as they are easier to get out (they tend to freeze together the way I do it and you have to bash them to break some off :D , but I'm lazy!)

    Sorry, not sure about courgettes, but as they are soft too, I would imagine they would work in the same way...
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  • skintmam
    skintmam Posts: 53 Forumite
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    cheers for that! will get chopping now!
  • lynseydee
    lynseydee Posts: 1,809 Forumite
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    I found a recipe on here for a yeast free pizza dough and was wondering if I made up a batch of pizza bases whether they would be ok to freeze.
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  • Cheap_Date
    Cheap_Date Posts: 217 Forumite
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    Sorry guys,

    Just another quickie :D Following on from my above post #253. Exlibris (or anyone) could you help?

    Re: post #256, Would you say that the same applies to all fish/seafood (not just fresh mackerel)? If it says "not suitable for freezing, may have been previously frozen and defrosted" I should ignore it. It should be ok to freeze?

    Just curious! Thanks!
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  • billieboy_2
    billieboy_2 Posts: 1,361 Forumite
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    billieboy wrote: »
    I want to make some home made pesto, can I freeze it?
    Can anyone help with this please?
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi billieboy,

    Yes you can. These threads might help:

    Freezing Pesto??

    Pesto!

    Does pesto sauce 'go off'?

    Pink
  • Penelope_Penguin
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    billieboy wrote: »
    Can anyone help with this please?

    You can :beer: It sometimes oxidises a bit and goes darker, but the flavour isn't affected - I just give it a stir and it's lovely :T

    Penny. x
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