freezing tag
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Freezing garlic & ginger I am new to cooking and am having fun making soups and stews. Many have crushed garlic and/or ginger in the recipe. I was having lots of trouble crushing these ingredients but have now discovered they are available all ready crushed & in jars. However... |
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Freezing Homemade Meat Pies I have tried thickening the mix with cornflour, but after freezing the 'gravy' is runny. Have tried arrowroot, and it was jelly-like. Is there something else please?Also, I think I read you should fry onion & add it last, before freezing? Does anyone ... |
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Freezing beef stroganoff? Can beef stroganoff be frozen if there is sour cream in the sauce? Will it reheat okay? I've seen mixed answers when googling and they weren't much help. I don't put pasta in the beef mix, I just serve with rice. |
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Freezing a roast dinner I'm thinking of doing this on the weekend for the following week ... has anyone found it very successful, please? |
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Freezing feijoas does anyone know how well feijoas freeze? I was thinking I could scoop the flesh out and freeze in containers then get them out and heat them up in a pot as needed. |
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Freezing mashed Bananas Can you freeze mashed banana and use it successfuly in baking later? or what would you all suggest? |
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Freezing pumpkin Can you just skin and cut up a pumpkin and freeze in pieces? |
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Freezing corn on the cob good morning ladies could one of you lovely ladies tell me how i should do thisdo i blanch(sp) or just put it in as is fresh off the plant ") many thanks in advance :) |
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Freezing Peaches How do you go about it as all my jars are full and trying to buy new ones is not easy let alone second hand, and I still have golden queens to go, so thought of freezing them any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated, thanks in advance. |
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Freezing Fresh Snapper Fillets Does anyone know if you should freeze fillets for a short period of time then freeze in Fresh or Salt water?Thanks |
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Freezing homegrown beans I have found that when I freeze beans from the garden they don't taste like fresh ones ( to be expected) nor do they taste like frozen from supermarket.When I cook them I throw them into boiling water bring back to boil and after a couple of minutes drain... |
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Question - Freezing Milk in Card Carton I have a couple of 1lt card cartons of trim milk - can I freeze these as is?With milk, I usually freeze the plastic cartons and just tip a bit out for expansion but am not sure about how the card ones freeze.I really don't want milk through my freezer :-)... |
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Freezing xmas mince tarts Can anyone tell me if I make xmas mince tarts with store bought frozen short crust pastry, and then cook them, can the tarts then be frozen? Many thanks in advance |
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Freezing Christmas rockyroad ... I always make a white chocolate rocky road with turkish delight, marshmellows, coconut and pistachios for Christmas.Do you think if I made it now it would freeze and defrost ok?I normally make it at the last minute and it disappears quickly, but want to g... |
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Freezing Cheese Rolls My daughters birthday party is on Sat morning and I'm trying to prepare food ahead while I have time - I want to make Cheese Rolls today and freeze until Sat - do you freeze before or after grilling them? and is it silly to freeze just for one day? would ... |
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FREEZING WATERCRESS? can you freeze watercress? |
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Freezing Lemons Do you have to juice these to freeze or can you freeze them whole? |
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Freezing tomatoes Please help me with a good quick way to freeze cherry tomatoes. |
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Freezing live raw mussels in their shells... Opinions please with regards to those who freeze live mussels, and what of their flavour retention when used. . OR :those that dont recommend freezing live raw mussels in their shell and reasons why. . Before the purists jump up a |
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Pickled figs. Freezing figs. I have run out of time until next week. Can I freeze the figs until then? |
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Freezing fresh chillies Can someone tell me how to, please? |
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Freezing Runner Beans help please, Can I put sliced beans straight into the freezer or do they have to be blanched. If so do you blanch them {for how long} then do you plunge them into cold water ? & do you need to dry them somehow {roll in tea towel}. Thanks |
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Vegetarian Recipes suiting for freezing I would like to spend the day cooking and baking, healthy vegetarian food that tastes amazing that I can also freeze successfully. I have muffin recipes that I can do this with. . but some dinner ideas and maybe deserts would be great too. . thanks in adv... |
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Freezing Meatballs? I want to help out a friend of mine who's struggling at the moment and thought I could prepare a few meals in advance and freeze them for her. So can I get raw mince, make the meatball mixture, fry them and then freeze them for later? Or is that a |
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Freezing apricots.. I have a huge amount of delish apricots and would love to do something with them, do they turn out ok slightly stewing, halved and stoned with a syrup, then cooling and placing in freezer - the lazy option to preserving. . which I have not done nor have t... |
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Freezing Rhubarb Muffins... ... is this possible? The recipe... http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/food/recipes/rhubarb-muffins/story/3737719/ I have so much rhubarb at the moment I need to freeze some things and would rather bake stuff to take out of the |
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Freezing cauli/broccoli What has everyone found the best way of freezing broccoli and cauliflower - without the smell! I've frozen bags of cauli rice and broccoli florets raw, only to find even a few days later the smell is aweful and made the freezer and room smell aweful! I am... |
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Freezing cheese straws I made some of these today, using flour and cheese. Not pastry ones. Has anyone frozen them successfully. |
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Freezing Beans would like to freeze some beans - shining fardenlosa runner and tendergreen dwarf do i have to blanch them first - or would that make them soggy when i cook them thanks in advance Noni R |
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Preserving tomatoes - other than freezing. For the last 3-4 years i've used a lot of my surplus tomatoes up by making tomato Kasundi. But i dont really eat much of it myself and give the vast majority of it away. I also freeze some of the chopped or cherry tomatoes for using in casseroles, pasta d... |
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Freezing Carrots There seem to be two schools of thought re freezing carrots: to blanch or not to blanch. Would you please let me know your preference and why. Also, how long would you keep the unblanched carrots in your freezer compared to the blanched. Thanks in advance... |
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Freezing Tuatua Can anyone recommend the best way to freeze Tuatua once shelled. Is it best to freeze whole or minced. Need to freeze for a week only Thanks |
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Freezing plums? What is the best way to do this. Have been given a bucket of yummy plums and don't want to waste them so decided it would be best to freeze most of them for now. Also once frozen can I use them for jams or sauces once thawed? Never frozen them before alwa... |
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Mushrooms - freezing? Have an abundance of mushrooms and I understand you can free flow freeze them (suitable for casseroles/stews later). Has anyone tried this, or other ways? I'd like to know how you find best. Thanks, C |
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Freezing spinach or kale would love to know how successful this has been - did you blanch etc |
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Cooking and freezing dried beans I'm starting use dried beans more in my cooking, especially in soups and stews. Some of the recipe books I've read suggest bulk soaking and cooking the beans then freezing them to have hand as needed. My question is - do I drain them or freeze |
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Freezing cream. Can I use it without whipping If I was to freeze cream in an ice cube tray, can I then use it once thawed without whipping it? Or would it have to be whipped? |
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Freezing kumera Has anyone had success with freezing kumera and if so how did you do it please. can they be frozen without blanching first and would you leave the skin on? I have blanched in the past but they went a little soft. I want to use them for roasting |
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Feijoas worth freezing? If so, how please? Feijoas worth freezing? If so, how please? Any info greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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Freezing fish Bought too much fresh fish and want to freeze some, is there a way i should freeze it, is it just put it in a plastic bag( have googled and it said to fill a bag with water and put fish in with tight seal) but any other ideas |
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Freezing Russian Fudge I am making the equivalent of 4 batches of fudge for a 21st. We will be away until a few days before the "do" and I wanted to freeze some. I have made one double batch and cut it up. I want to know if it is OK to freeze in pieces in a tin. Any suggestion ... |
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Freezing Fresh Corn On The Cob Have picked the corn. Can I just stick it in the freezer as is. ie with the leaves and everything attached? |
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Freezing chicken can you freeze cooked chicken that was bought frozen? had birthday party yesterday and we have lots of leftover chicken. chicken was frozen, defrosted and then cooked. thanks |
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Freezing birthday cake in advance? hello,. I am needing to make 2 birthday cakes for my 3 year old. One for daycare on Thurs and one for Saturday. My question is can I freeze/refrigerate them and then take out on the day to decorate or will this depend on the cake recipe? Will the cakes st... |
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Freezing tomato pasta sauce Have heaps of tomatoes and have a good tomato pasta sauce recipe. How long can the sauce keep if I freeze it in individual plastic bag packs? Any advice appreciated thanks. |
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Freezing Rhubarb Do you cook it first, blanch only or freeze it raw. ? And how is it when it comes out of its frozen state? Was given a big bunch today |
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Re-freezing uncooked meat defrosted beef to make rissoles for dinner. added onion , sausage meat etc. There are far far too many for the 2 of us. CAN I freeze them to cook another time, or should I cook all of them and refreeze what we dont eat. |
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FREEZING GRAPES CAN YOU FREEZE GRAPES AS I NEED THEM FOR A FRUIT SALAD IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TIME .ALSO TO PUT THEM INTO LITTLE TARTS |
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Field Mushrooms - Freezing or ? We have a good mushroom season this year. What is the best way to keep them for later on - ?freezing or preserving. If so, how do you go about it please. Tried & true methods/recipes appreciated. Thanks, C |
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Freezing Pumpkin M y husband has grown some giant pumpkins can pumpkin be frozen raw or does it need to be parboiled.Also does it need to be peeled if raw Thanks in advance |
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Freezing Feijoas Can you freeze feijoas and how do you do it Getting 9kgs a day at the moment given heaps away and sick of eating them |
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Freezing soup I am making cauliflower soup which has cream and milk in it .can I freeze it with the cream and milk in it or would it be better to add when thawed out . |
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Freezing meals with white sauce etc ? I will be out of action for a few weeks following an operation.I Want to stock the freezer with meals. Does fish pie or macaroni cheese freeze/reheat ok? |
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freezing zucchini can you just slice and freeze? |
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Freezing Cauliflower Cheese Would it work if i made a double batch of Cauliflower cheese up and froze half for another night? |
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Freezing sweet corn the sweet corn is sogood at the moment .in price and taste! can anyone tell me if it's okay to freeze and if so, raw, cooked or semi cooked! |
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Freezing meals what do you find the best containers for this and how long is the storage time! |
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Freezing mashed potatoes? Any tips!I am refilling my freezer for the oncoming winter, with things like soups, stews etc.But haven't tried to freeze mashed potatoes before. |
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Freezing stir fry vegetable mix? I have more vegetables than I can use, right now & I'm sure I'm not alone in that,so I have steam blanched a mix of broccoli, carrot, red & green capsicums, celery, beans, courgette. I added the courgette & celery at the end so as not ... |
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Freezing Hellers pre-pack sandwich meats. Can you freeze these!Like the pastrami and hot pork |
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Freezing Left Over Ham Having just learnt that ham can actually be frozen - can I just wrap it tightly in cling film or is there anything else I need to do to it first! |
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Freezing Scotch Eggs Is it possible to do so. I'm meaning the whole cookedscotch egg, before it's cut into slices! I'm worried the hard boiled egg inside will go rubbery! |
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Freezing frittatas - cooked or uncooked? It's drizzly out so I thought I'd do something constructive for a change and make up some frittatas - cooked pumpkin, spinach, feta, ham, eggs and cream -and freeze them in 2-portion size baking dishes. My question is, should I freeze them cooked ... |
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Freezing chopped onions. i would like to slice raw onions to freeze for my elderly mother to make her soups. has anyone done this, i wasnt sure if i could freeze them. i grate wee bags raw carrots for her soup also chop and freeze raw celeryfor her as her wrists arent strong anym... |
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Freezing feijoas question please . do you peel and freeze them raw or do they need to be cooked and frozen! |
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Freezing beans - how to?, Zucchini? Just read another post on here and a lady grates then freezes her zucchini - great idea as have such an excess at the moment. Can I freeze beans without blanching/cooking them first! I wont bother if i have to do that but if i can just wash chop and freez... |
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Freezing Dip Does anyone know if you can freeze dip! Had a party and I've got a whole lot left over. Be glad for some advice |
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Freezing plums, Jam, Mere male here help I have been getting bags of red flesh plums every day before the birds get them, way more than we can eat before they all ripen. Question?? Can I freeze them as they are by chucking them in a supermarket bag and just throwing them in the freezer and will ... |
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Removing air from bags when freezing My grandmother had this little reverse pump thing.Kind of like two cardboard tubes inside each other.When 'pumped' they removed the air from her freezer bags.Does anyone know if you can still get anything similar!I don't want to pay for a fanc... |
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Freezing cream Hi everone, we finished up with to many bottles of cream. Can we put them in the freezer ! to use later or is it a no, no, |
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Freezing Choux Puffs for eclairs! Anyone know if these homemade, would freeze ok if made now for xmas day. |
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Freezing mini muffins Alison Holst mentions freezing some muffins, but doesn't mention it with others.Does anyone know If it's OK to freeze muffins made with tinned peaches! Or those that are topped with lemon juice and sugar! I can't see why not, but thoughy I'... |
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