Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

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busy_mum wrote: »

Can you freeze cooked chickens from the supermarket?

I asked this a Morrisons and they said yes.

Also I buy the 49p pack of 3 peppers at the moment from Aldi ,slice them then freeze them while they're cheap. If you dont like the green ones put them on a windowledge and they go red (seen on a diff thread on here).

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Janey3

I've recently started to freeze veg like carrots, broccili, beetroot, in portions, but have been blanching them first and I'm wondering if this is necessary or can I put them straight in the freezer without the hassle of having to drop them in boiling water first?

mrbadexample

Turnip?

I've grown a bit but there's not enough to make stew...yet!

Chris25

justme wrote: »

Hi does anyone know if you can freeze home made peppermint creams? My soon to be daughter in law wants me to make some for her wedding favours and I don't fancy doing them just before the big day.

If it's old-fashioned, just icing sugar and peppermint oil plus a bit of colouring - they should keep for a couple of weeks in an airtight container, kept in a cool room.

Not sure how they would freeze - have you time to experiment with a few?

freakyogre

I have some puff pastry in the freezer I want to use and was thinking of making a variety of pasties. It will probably make quite a lot and as there's only me, I can't then eat them all (well...I could probably try ) so would like to freeze them.

I know you're not supposed to re-freeze pastry once thawed, but would it be ok to cook them, then put them in the freezer? If so, any suggestions on re-heating at a later date as I suspect they'll go soggy just microwaved, but may dry out if they go back in the oven.

Thank you!

Edit - don't worry about this now as it didn't make as many as I thought, so i'll cope with eating them this time!

freakyogre

Can I freeze marrow if I chop it up?

I got a huge one today (over 1ft long :eek:) and I don't think there's any chance of me eating it all.

Chris25

I have frozen lightly steamed marrow before - on thawing, it mushes up as it contains so much water but I reheated it (after draining) in a tomato based sauce and tasted OK..................so I'm told

freakyogre

Thanks, i'll give it a go! It'll probably end up in a curry anyway so shouldn't matter too much if it goes a bit mushy.

pennyshahin_2

What happens if things go over there sell by date when they are in the freezer , does it matter?

pixie1

Can anyone tell me if you can freeze lettuce? Hubs really likes those bags of rocket and beetroot salad so i get them when they are reduced but i was wondering if i could freeze them too?

Thanks

Pix