[Alithefrog]

....what's the best way to store it?

I have (or should I say had   ) a 6lb one and I only used 750g of it, so the rest has been cling filmed and put in a dark, cold garage.

Do you think it will keep and if "yes" how long do you reckon I have?

Thanks

[digital_biscuit]

i kept my pith free pumpkin in the fridge for about a month...... for freezing you can roast or soup it.

[millymolymandy]

you could puree it and either freeze it or bottle it heat treated , then you could make pumkin pie or soup, I think I have seen a recipe for pumpkin bread too but I can't remember where. I'll look it up if you are interested.

[Skip]

G'Day Ali

Some pumpkin varieties keep better than others.  Which variety is yours?

[Aidy]

Freeze mine, last night I cut up the 40lber, dont think the wife has gone into the freezer yet  :?

[Trillium]

Once cut into, I don't find pumpkins last longer than a month, if even that long regardless of how it's stored. Best, like the others say, to freeze or bottle the rest.
Uncut pumpkins will last several months but I find the insides are already shriveling.

[Aidy]

Got a propper ear bashing this morning, she went into the freezer  :roll:  Must get on freecycle before I carve Boris up, need another freezer.

[Alithefrog]

Wow!  :shock: Thanks for all your replies so far.

Now here is question #2 - how do you freeze it?  Total novice here and this is my first pumpkin that hasn't been carved up for Halloween!!!
 

[Oscar Too]

Hi

I would freeze it by part cooking it with onion, herbs and a little water until it's lumpy, and then freezing the resulting dish in several different boxes.  Then it's ready to be used bit by bit for risotto, soups etc.

[Aidy]

Now I take life as easy as I can, so carve up the pumpkin into chunks minus the skin, pop into bag and freeze, I also make a sweet pumpkin pie with whiskey cream, dont fancy herbs, onion etc in that  

[love-my-plot]

Now I take life as easy as I can, so carve up the pumpkin into chunks minus the skin, pop into bag and freeze

That's exactly what I do ... I only ever use pumpkin & squash for roasting or soup so freezing this way works for me    Quick & easy