Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: Willie_Eckerslike on November 22, 2011, 22:19
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How do you stop them freezing together in a large clump?
They are obviously wet from plunging in cold water to stop them cooking, but when I place smaller items like peas into a plastic bag they tend to form one big clump which is then difficult to extract one portion.
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I freeze in portion sizes....more small placcie bags used, but it's a darn site easier when you come to use them ;)
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Open freeze in a single layer on a baking or plastic tray, then when frozen you can put them in a bag and they don't clump.
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Exactly as Yorkie says. ;)
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Open freeze in a single layer on a baking or plastic tray, then when frozen you can put them in a bag and they don't clump.
I used to be able to do that in my old-style chest freezer, but in this new frost-free upright one, everything seems to end up stuck together again, which is why I went for the small bags option :dry:
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Thanks everyone. :)
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We use plastic bags too, and freeze each bag (or pile of bags) flattened in a shallow tray, so they slump to the shape of an envelope.
You can then stack them in your freezer very economically, and there's little wasted volume as well.
I've managed to make previous attempts make bags look a bit like something out of Starwars, - the shapes have been ridiculous!
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Freeze 'em in a strong plastic bag, when frozen hurl the strong bag against the kitchen wall. Breaks 'em up a treat ! Peas, broccoli, runner beans, carrots. Cheers, Tony
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Don't bother blanching peas and beans. Cut beans.