Methods, techniques, and quality/safety concerns around the freezing of various foods.
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If you freeze and later melt egg whites would they still be suitable to whip
I read all the very useful answers to this question
Can raw eggs be frozen?
But my question is a bit different:
When making anything that needs whipped egg whites, the condition ...
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What makes ice shatter in icecube tray?
I have two identical ice cube trays. When I twist the trays to remove ice, sometimes the whole cubes pop out perfectly, but sometimes they shatter and I get lots of shards with bits of ice stuck to ...
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Where should I store my cakes?
Where is the best place to store cakes?
I usually store them in a normal, plastic box but I had an idea to store them in a freezer. Would that be okay to store cakes there? Could it degrade the ...
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Should you freeze pastry lukewarm? If so, why?
I have a book about baking in general. In the chapter 'Preserving pastry in the freezer' is the following sentence (I translated it for practical reasons):
Pastry should be frozen as fresh as ...
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Make spring rolls in advance
I'm making some spring rolls for a party on Friday. As I will not be able to make them the same day I was wondering what the best option would be. I will have the possibility of frying them directly ...
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Did extra insulation cause ice crystals in frozen mac & cheese?
I prepared two 9x13" casserole dishes worth of macaroni & cheese (roux based). In terms of the quantity of pasta, I used three pounds. After combining sauce and pasta I baked to try to eliminate ...
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Removing metal disc ring from chocolate mousse: which method should I use?
I just managed to do a chocolate mousse with 5 layers (sponge, chocolate thin layer, nougat mousse, dark chocolate mousse, ganache). I added some "Agar Agar" to make it more firm and put them in the ...
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Can you freeze avocado in a dish?
I already know you can't freeze an avocado and have it come out usable. Is this mitigated at all, however, by the avocado being in a dish? The specific example I'm thinking of would be avocado slices ...
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Why did my sauce get lumpy after being frozen?
Two months ago, I made a fish sauce (roux + milk + fish stock + lemon juice + cheese + mushrooms). I made way too much, so I decided to put a good amount (0.5 l / about 2 cups) in the freezer.
I ...
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When do I freeze tamales?
I don't want to be ridiculous but I'm uncertain at what point I can freeze tamales. Do I steam them and then freeze or do I assemble and then freeze? I would like to make a large batch and freeze ...
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How much brine do I need to freeze icecream?
Suppose that I am making ice-cream the old fashioned way, by keeping a bowl of ice cream base in a bigger bowl of table salt solution cooled to below freezing.
How much brine do I need per 100 g of ...
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How can I get frozen egg whites out of the ice tray?
I read in Can raw eggs be frozen? that you can freeze eeg whites and use them later.
I saw this suggestion about using an ice tray to make frozen egg white cubes (which makes it easier later on ...
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Can I cook my haggis from frozen?
It's Burn's Night and I want to cook some Haggis. I froze my Haggis over a week ago. The packet advises to 'fully defrost before cooking'. After which it advises a 90 minute blast in the oven (or less ...
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Freezing things like Fettuccine Alfredo
I don't have a lot of time to cook during the week, sadly, so I've been taking things like this for lunch ...
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Making patties from half-cooked ground beef
My roommate decided to store a sizable purchase of ground beef in the freezer. For reasons I don't entirely understand, he would thaw it as needed at cook temperature in the microwave, then refreeze.
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How can I chill ice coffee quickly?
I brew coffee using a french press. After I've pressed it, how can I make it chill fast?
I've tried pouring it into a wider container (larger surface area) and putting it in the freezer. This is not ...
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Why does my chicken get dry skin in the freezer?
Sorry guys, but I suspect I have a bit of a newbie question here.
When I buy raw chicken breast, I like to open up the package immediately and separate it out into 3 portions because that's roughly ...
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To freeze or not to freeze?
I made a lasagna today (Thursday) that will be served on Sunday evening. What will yield a fresher-tasting result: refrigerating or freezing? I know that lasagna keeps in the fridge for about 3-5 ...
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How can I wrap fish for freezing if you don't have a vacuum seal?
I know the ideal way to store fish in the freezer is to use a vacuum seal, but does anyone have any tips on what to do if you don't have one handy?
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Meaning of do not thaw for frozen food
Today I bought frozen food for the first time and the brand is Mc Coin.
I read the instructions, which have the following instructions;
Do Not Thaw and cook from frozen
I am unsure how to parse ...
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Is blanch freezing vegetables required for short term storage?
I need some vegetables to last for about a month until I've juiced them all.
Blanch freezing many vegetables sees them last for periods 6 months and longer, but it's a bit of a hassle.
Would just ...
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Is it safe to eat marinated beef that has been frozen for three days?
What if I marinated beef with oyster sauce, salt, sugar, soy sauce, garlic and onion but put into freezer for 3 days. Is it still good to eat?
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To refreeze or to refrigerate?
Due to my busy schedule, I've started preparing all my meals on Sunday and cooking one a day for the rest of the week. It's generally defrosted chicken or meat.
Is it better for me to refreeze the ...
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Can you preserve canned kidney beans so that they still have their shape?
I buy kidney beans in a can, but the amount is always too big. Normally, I throw away the leftover beans, thinking that freezing them will turn them into mush (thinking the water will expand and make ...
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How to properly vacuum seal and freeze food that may stick together
I had a mishap involving steak freezing together and am wondering what the best way to prevent it from happening again. I just got a vacuum sealer and have being buying large quantities of meat and ...
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how to freeze individual chicken pot pies
I am trying to find a good way to freeze chicken pot pies...I am assisting a person that is low income next week and we are working on making healthy meals for her to freeze instead of buying ...
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Can I re-freeze fruit?
I bought about 1.2kg of frozen raspberries with the intention of using them yesterday, but it turns out I won't need them for another couple of weeks. I had let them thaw but have put them in the ...
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Why does frozen bread sort of taste different?
If I buy a packet of bread:
And put it in the freezer, in it's packet, when I take it out to defrost it tastes different, sometimes drier as well. Why is this? I would of thought moisture would ...
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Conservation of ground beef
We planned to eat hamburgers tonight, so I bought 1.5 Kg of fresh ground beef at my store, at 3 PM.
But then, we decided to postpone that to tomorrow night.
Ground beef can be kept for at most 24 ...
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Is refreezing a meal safe?
I know there have been questions on refreezing meat, which apparently is not safe to do. My understanding from those posts was that it was referring to raw meat. My question is slightly different.
I ...
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How do I properly freeze a frosted cake?
I have a purchased frosted cake I would like to use closer to Christmas. I do not know if it would keep properly in the refrigerator without freezing. How could I freeze it properly ? (preferably ...
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What's the most appropriate way to thaw hamburger meat?
So I've long been in the habit of freezing my meat when I get it home from the store, and then thawing it later. My fridge tends to be set rather cool (because someone in my house likes nearly frozen ...
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preserving dehydrated foods prepared with citric acid, honey or syrup
Can anyone please confirm for me whether food that has been dehydrated with honey, syrup or citric acid (which I understand has a shorter life span than those made with preservatives which cause ...
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Would freezing affect the flavour of mint tea?
I have a recipe that calls for a large pot of strong mint tea. I don't have time to make the recipe these days, but I'd like to make the tea before the spearmint in the garden dies off so I can finish ...
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Good Idea to Buy Discount Meat For Freezing?
My local stores for some odd reason sells chicken legs for about 1.5 EUR per kg, they are not old products according to the packages. I have made a lot of chicken soup lately but I am starting to get ...
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How should I store cannabis butter? [closed]
I tried just keeping it in a tightly-closed container in the refrigerator, but soon it was moldy.
I've read this question, which seems to indicate that ordinary butter should keep safely for weeks ...
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Can I freeze marinated chicken breasts?
I bought marinated chicken breasts from the butcher and didn't realize I bought twice as many as I really wanted! Is it ok to freeze half of them?
The marinade is a garlic butter, so not acidic like ...
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Freeze cauliflower?
I didn't have any issues putting broccoli in the freezer and warming it up again. Worked great. Can you do that with cauliflower, though?
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How to store parts of whole chicken for long time?
I bought cooked whole chicken. According to stilltasty.com and with my experience, for more than 1-2 days, I have to place it in the freezer. But then if I want to eat a part of it, I have to thaw it ...
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Prepping to freeze, thaw and reheat [closed]
I have a food truck and would like to cook as many things as possible to avoid buying canned food and work with as many fresh products as possible.
It is too difficult to do it on a daily basis so I ...
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If I make a big batch of blueberry buttermilk pancakes and freeze them, how long will they stay fresh for before getting freezer-burnt?
I love buttermilk pancakes. Being able to make them on the weekends for breakfast at a later date is just a bonus (like Eggo without the preservatives). I'm just not sure how long they last for in the ...
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Help freezing chicken breasts
I buy a huge bag of chicken breasts at Costco (great deal...nice portions), but they come in this huge zip-top bag that was meant for food service. Each breast is individually frozen, just not ...
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Will roasted pistachio nuts keep well in freezer?
Will I ruin roasted pistachio nuts(still in shell) by freezing them? If not, any advice on how to best freeze whole in-shell roasted pistachios?
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Is it safe to defrost cooked meat and eat it (without reheating)
Say for example I had some marinated cooked chicken that I put in the freezer.
Would it be safe to defrost this cooked chicken and put it in say a sandwich without reheating it through first. I know ...
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How long can you keep chocolate in the freezer?
We get lots of gifts of chocolate and due to health reasons, we can't finish all the chocolate. So we store it in the freezer. How long can or should you store chocolate in the freezer before it's ...
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Freezing Tomatoes for Winter?
Local farmers are currently dumping tomatoes with about 0.5EUR per kg. It is a very low price. I know how to branch small things but tomatoes are large. The video here mentioned to use C-vitamin ...
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How to make a Jim Lahey's No-Knead Bread in time for breakfast
The problem with Jim Lahey's No-Knead Bread is that it almost takes 3 hours to complete.
So unless I get up very early in the morning, I cant make it in time for breakfast.
Is it possible to freeze ...
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How can you make a lot of water come out of chicken by freezing and denaturing it?
I have noticed that sometimes when I freeze chicken a large amount of water pours out of the chiken and settles/freezes on the chicken surface. From what I understand this is the result of ice ...
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Refreezing apple pie
My mom will be traveling via plane this holiday season. She has a frozen apple pie.
By the time she arrives at her destination (my sister's house), the pie will have thawed. Could she then cook it ...
