Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

misskool

Please help,I have over 2 kilos of potatoes going soft. Can I just peel them,chop them up and freeze them or do I have to parboil them?

Just got home so please please please tell me I can just chop them up

Pink.

Hi misskool,

They need to be cooked before freezing or they go really yukky! This thread may help: Freezing Potatoes

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misskool

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi misskool,

They need to be cooked before freezing or they go really yukky! This thread may help: Freezing Potatoes

Pink

Thank you! off to the kitchen then!

ksh123

Hi
On my twice yearly visit to Costco this w/e I bought 1.5kg roast ham - yummy!:D
I want to freeze it into batches for sandwiches. Do you think I need to separate the slices before freezing e.g. with cling film or kitchen towel ?(haven't any greaseproof and don't want to go to shops as I will buy other things I don't need .
Also when its defrosted how long do you think I can keep it in the fridge for?

thanks

Pink.

Hi ksh,

I don't separate the slices but just freeze them (wrapped in foil) in amounts that we would use on a daily basis. I lift it out of the freezer the night before we need it and put it into the fridge. By morning it's defrosted and usually all gets used up that day in packed lunches.

If you want to keep it longer in the fridge it should be fine for a few days as long as the use by date wasn't about to expire when you froze it.

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ksh123

Thanks pink-winged - that's really helpful;)

billieboy_2

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi misskool,

They need to be cooked before freezing or they go really yukky! This thread may help: Freezing Potatoes

Pink

I know this is a bit late:D but you only need to parboil them for 5-7 minutes, let them cool and freeze spread out on a tray then bag them when they are fully frozen. They make lovely roast potatoes.

Teria

I like to make a load of sausage rolls / pasties at the weekends, as I try to only use the oven one day a week. These only last for 2 or 3 days at the most in the fridge, can puff pastry successfully be frozen (and still taste edible once it's been defrosted?)
Also, I don't particularly like the taste of jacked potatoes cooked n the microwave. Does anyone know if they will keep the taste and texture of oven baked ones if I bake them in the oven, freeze them, and reheat them in the microwave? Or am I just being hopelessly optimistic?
Many thanks

Penelope_Penguin

Puff pastry can be frozen

As for the potatoes - no-one seems to know, so give them a try Do come back and let us know the outcome

I'll add this to the Freezing Quick Questions thread, to keep ideas together.

Penny. x

hotcookie101

Hi, I had a power cut this morning. Power has been off for about 8 hours, and has just come back on. I have 2 freezers FULL of food. I haven't opened them since power went off.
They are both less than 2 years old. One is an american style fridge freezer whose digital display once I switched it back on read 2 degrees. Now reading -1 after about 10 minutes. I have put both of them onto super freeze. Will my food have stayed frozen? I don't want to open it to see if its frozen still as will let all the cold out, but I can't bear the thought of all my lovely frozen meat and homecooked meals being destroyed :eek:
Can anyone reassure me?