What foods do you freeze? - Page 3

Cloud · 05-13-2009, 04:35 PM

I just got a set of freezer pop moulds to freeze smoothies in. (A whole blender-full is a bunch of servings). Haven't tried them yet tho

05-13-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I just got a set of freezer pop moulds to freeze smoothies in. (A whole blender-full is a bunch of servings). Haven't tried them yet tho

I bought one of those, a good one, and I can't find it anymore.

monster · 05-13-2009, 07:40 PM

We freeze anything and everything .....if there's room, which there usually isn't. I get in trouble with beest a lot for buying more stuff that needs freezing that we have foom for. But it's ON SALE!

....we already have two freezers in the kitchen.

we use the freeze flat system for lots of things, not just the spag sauce.....

monster · 05-13-2009, 07:41 PM

we don't freeze the dead hookers, though, they don't store well next to the hobos.

Aliantha · 05-13-2009, 08:25 PM

When you talk about a freeze flat system, does that mean you put wet items in freezer bags and then freeze them? I've done this before with single serves of soup. It's a very convenient way to store food.

Today I've made (am in the process of making) minestrone. There'll be enough for dinner tonight, then about 3 to 4 serves left over to go in the freezer.

We have two freezers too, but one is also the storage space for Dazza's bait, so I only put stuff in tupperware in that one otherwise the smell can pervade the food which is not tempting and leads to a lot of waste.

monster · 05-14-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

When you talk about a freeze flat system, does that mean you put wet items in freezer bags and then freeze them? .

yes, but we use gallon bags (more than a "single portion") and fill them to a "snappable' depth -sometimes beest "scores' them as they freeze to make it easier- then we can defrost just as much as we need -portion size with us depends on who's eating, which meal it is and how hungry they all are

Aliantha · 05-13-2009, 08:26 PM

We find the hookers and hobos go quite nicely together on the bottom shelf.

lumberjim · 05-13-2009, 09:55 PM

here it is

DanaC · 05-14-2009, 03:54 AM

When I was little my Gran and one of the Aunties had ice cube trays in the shape of little pink elephants. I used to love them!

monster · 05-14-2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

When I was little my Gran and one of the Aunties had ice cube trays in the shape of little pink elephants. I used to love them!

are different colored elephants different shapes, then?

DucksNuts · 05-14-2009, 05:07 AM

Curried Sausages

Pilaf freezes well, as does Risotto

I made a HUGE batch of Salmon patties (well I make fingers), then freeze them. I cooked too many once and froze them..they thawed well and I just whacked them in the oven for a bit to heat them through.

Ali, when the boys were little, I used to use the slow cooker everyday (then freeze the leftovers). I would get organised about lunchtime, by dinnertime all I had to do was dish it up.

chrisinhouston · 05-14-2009, 06:39 AM

Besides raw ingredients like meat or fish I freeze lots of other things; I grew up in a multi generational family and have memories of my grandmother cooking and freezing things as well as canning which people don't do as much anymore.

Recently we had a big cookout for a pre-wedding dinner and had lots of chicken left over. I made Chicken Enchiladas Verde and froze a few cassarole dishes for later use. I routinely make savory pies out of left overs and freeze them. In the summer I make apple pies and put them up as well.

Lots of stocks for soups and cooking although finding veal bones in Texas is near impossible so it's mostly chicken, beef and vegetable stock.

Duck fat. Comes in handy for frying potatoes!

I might add that being here in the Texas gulf coast area is a challenge for freezing things as we have these things called huricanes that cause us to loose power for long periods. I lost a whole freezer full after the last one.

Sundae · 05-14-2009, 08:55 AM

I am at war with my parents re freezing. Okay- slight exaggeration.
But I always use up leftovers and buy sale items to freeze.
They bin leftovers, but buy full price items for the freezer that they know they won't eat for months.

I cringe at the waste - esp now when I can't eat their leftovers - and at them filling up the freezer with things that could easily be bought on a weekly basis. Of course it is their freezer and their money to spend as they choose. It's just weird coming back home with thrifty habits I learned from them, and realising that 30 years on, they don't have to adhere to them any more!

My items in freezer at present - from the BBQ last week uncooked sausages, 1 pork chop, half a loaf of bread, box of kebabs (ie skewered meat) that I held back until I gauged whether they were needed. Unlike all the burgers defrosted and/or cooked that ended up in the bin (despite my attempt to save them for making a version of Shepherds Pie! There was too much else to eat) Also chopped onions and peppers - frozen food but less wasteful when cooking for one than the real thing. Frozen chicken wings for Diz. Mackerel, cod and salmon.

Damn - I gotta hit the freezer for meals again!

Oh, and 2 pizzas. They were on sale and on sale in Sainsburys today. Buy One Get One Free AND in the reduced cabinet. £3.04 for two Spicy Meat Feast pizzas - bargain! Er, no. I read the colour wheel in the corner too quickly. I thought it was 18g of fat per pizza. Not ridiculous - we had one last night that was 24g in total. Shared between the three of us that's reasonable. So I thought I was paying Mum and Dad back with a real treat that we can have in a couple weeks time. But they are 18g fat PER THIRD! Gutted. I can't have it. And if Mum & Dad have it they'll have to pick the jalapenos off anyway, so they would be better off buying one for themselves.

Cloud · 05-14-2009, 09:05 AM

Tiki--I got mine at Macy's in the Martha Stewart section. They have little inserts to make two-color popsicles.

05-14-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

Tiki--I got mine at Macy's in the Martha Stewart section. They have little inserts to make two-color popsicles.

Totally cool! I wish I could find mine, but if I can't I'll go see if they still have those. The kids would dig the two-toned thing.

05-13-2009, 04:35 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I just got a set of freezer pop moulds to freeze smoothies in. (A whole blender-full is a bunch of servings). Haven't tried them yet tho __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-13-2009, 07:40 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We freeze anything and everything .....if there's room, which there usually isn't. I get in trouble with beest a lot for buying more stuff that needs freezing that we have foom for. But it's ON SALE! ....we already have two freezers in the kitchen. we use the freeze flat system for lots of things, not just the spag sauce..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-13-2009, 07:41 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	we don't freeze the dead hookers, though, they don't store well next to the hobos. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-13-2009, 08:25 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	When you talk about a freeze flat system, does that mean you put wet items in freezer bags and then freeze them? I've done this before with single serves of soup. It's a very convenient way to store food. Today I've made (am in the process of making) minestrone. There'll be enough for dinner tonight, then about 3 to 4 serves left over to go in the freezer. We have two freezers too, but one is also the storage space for Dazza's bait, so I only put stuff in tupperware in that one otherwise the smell can pervade the food which is not tempting and leads to a lot of waste. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-13-2009, 08:26 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We find the hookers and hobos go quite nicely together on the bottom shelf. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-13-2009, 09:55 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	here it is __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-14-2009, 05:07 AM	#11
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Curried Sausages Pilaf freezes well, as does Risotto I made a HUGE batch of Salmon patties (well I make fingers), then freeze them. I cooked too many once and froze them..they thawed well and I just whacked them in the oven for a bit to heat them through. Ali, when the boys were little, I used to use the slow cooker everyday (then freeze the leftovers). I would get organised about lunchtime, by dinnertime all I had to do was dish it up.

05-14-2009, 06:39 AM	#12
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Besides raw ingredients like meat or fish I freeze lots of other things; I grew up in a multi generational family and have memories of my grandmother cooking and freezing things as well as canning which people don't do as much anymore. Recently we had a big cookout for a pre-wedding dinner and had lots of chicken left over. I made Chicken Enchiladas Verde and froze a few cassarole dishes for later use. I routinely make savory pies out of left overs and freeze them. In the summer I make apple pies and put them up as well. Lots of stocks for soups and cooking although finding veal bones in Texas is near impossible so it's mostly chicken, beef and vegetable stock. Duck fat. Comes in handy for frying potatoes! I might add that being here in the Texas gulf coast area is a challenge for freezing things as we have these things called huricanes that cause us to loose power for long periods. I lost a whole freezer full after the last one.

05-14-2009, 08:55 AM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I am at war with my parents re freezing. Okay- slight exaggeration. But I always use up leftovers and buy sale items to freeze. They bin leftovers, but buy full price items for the freezer that they know they won't eat for months. I cringe at the waste - esp now when I can't eat their leftovers - and at them filling up the freezer with things that could easily be bought on a weekly basis. Of course it is their freezer and their money to spend as they choose. It's just weird coming back home with thrifty habits I learned from them, and realising that 30 years on, they don't have to adhere to them any more! My items in freezer at present - from the BBQ last week uncooked sausages, 1 pork chop, half a loaf of bread, box of kebabs (ie skewered meat) that I held back until I gauged whether they were needed. Unlike all the burgers defrosted and/or cooked that ended up in the bin (despite my attempt to save them for making a version of Shepherds Pie! There was too much else to eat) Also chopped onions and peppers - frozen food but less wasteful when cooking for one than the real thing. Frozen chicken wings for Diz. Mackerel, cod and salmon. Damn - I gotta hit the freezer for meals again! Oh, and 2 pizzas. They were on sale and on sale in Sainsburys today. Buy One Get One Free AND in the reduced cabinet. £3.04 for two Spicy Meat Feast pizzas - bargain! Er, no. I read the colour wheel in the corner too quickly. I thought it was 18g of fat per pizza. Not ridiculous - we had one last night that was 24g in total. Shared between the three of us that's reasonable. So I thought I was paying Mum and Dad back with a real treat that we can have in a couple weeks time. But they are 18g fat PER THIRD! Gutted. I can't have it. And if Mum & Dad have it they'll have to pick the jalapenos off anyway, so they would be better off buying one for themselves. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 05-14-2009 at 09:13 AM. Reason: Freezer not fridge!

05-14-2009, 09:05 AM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Tiki--I got mine at Macy's in the Martha Stewart section. They have little inserts to make two-color popsicles. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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