Questions tagged [freezing]
Methods, techniques, and quality/safety concerns around the freezing of various foods.
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How can I control ice crystal size in home made pure juice lollies
With the recent hot weather we've been getting through so many Ice lollies (popsicles) that we have started making our own.
We are primarily using freshly squeezed orange juice (with bits *8') and ...
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How long should I keep something in the freezer to chill it?
I once placed a can of beer in the freezer for an hour. It did not freeze, and it was great.
However, now I need to cool some whipped cream (un-whipped), and the packet says I need to keep it in the ...
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How will reducing and freezing affect the flavor of stock?
I have been working on making beef stock for about a month now. I am happy enough with the outcome that I would like to make larger batches and preserve it. It is currently the consistency of jelly ...
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Are there negative effects of freezing for bread and cake?
Are there any negative effects to flavour and or texture to freezing breads/cakes and such?
I notice many layered cake recipes have to bake a cake cover it in a layer then cool or freeze in the ...
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Improving texture of yogurt based ice cream- stabiliser?
I've made a test on a recipe for coconut-yogurt ice cream, and I need some thoughts on improving the texture.
It was churned using an industrial ice-cream maker.
It is based on a recipe I found ...
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Sous Vide chicken for reheating
My understanding is that a lot of the technical knowledge around sous vide was developed in the prepared foods industry by Bruno Goussault of Cuisine Solutions. This makes me wonder whether some of ...
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Can I re-freeze shrimp?
There’s a Phillipino grocery in our neighborhood that specializes in seafood. They sometimes have beautiful heads-on shrimp. I’ve no doubt that they’ve been frozen, then thawed, as we’re in the middle ...
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Does freezing food reset the amount of time you can put it in the fridge?
Just read this which basically says you can freeze and thaw food in the fridge any number of times. How dangerous is it to refreeze meat that has been thawed?
I'm still unclear on one point. If I ...
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Can defrosting chicken make it slimy?
I bought chicken drumsticks on January 11th and froze them on the 11th. They had a best before date of January 13th. I put them in the fridge yesterday to defrost and am cooking them now but they were ...
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Refreezing bottled juice
I have a bottle of grape juice. I want to freeze the juice to extend the life of the juice. After thawing, can the juice be refrozen without ruining the juice?
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How can I tell if the Salmon I buy is safe to eat raw? [duplicate]
If I buy a piece of cold Salmon in a supermarket, and it doesn't say anything about being "Sashimi-grade" or having been deep-frozen at X degrees for Y time - how can I know whether it's safe to eat ...
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Cake; To freeze or not to freeze?
I need to make a wedding cake, the wedding is in 5 days. Can I bake it, stack the layers, crumb coat it and the freeze the crumb-coated layers? Ideally, I want to finish decorating the cake on the day ...
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Considerations for prepping breaded chicken for freezing
I have chicken breasts. I want to cut into strips, bread, freeze and later bake or fry. The binder will be egg. The breading will be semolinia bread crumbs. There will be parmesan and italian herbs in ...
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Chest Freezer TOO full?
I have a medium size chest freezer. I've been having an ongoing debate with a friend of mine. I believe that you shouldn't stuff your freezer to the top and he says otherwise. I have no internal fan ...
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Making fried pickles ahead of time
I want to deep fry some pickles, but I want to have them ready ahead of time. The coating I like is a sort of cornmeal buttermilk batter. How can I freeze these without it all coming off?
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what are the Cheap substitute of menthol that can be used in mint?
i am preparing some candies and want to add some menthol for Cool effect in mouth but while searching on net i found that menthol is very costly so is there any cheap substitute of Menthol which can ...
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How to make Menthol crystal from mint leaves? [duplicate]
I have peppermint/mint growing in my garden backyard. I want to make mint candies for children and in one of the YouTube videos they have menthol crystal as one of the ingredients for mint candies so ...
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Old frozen ground lamb - safe to eat? [duplicate]
I found some old frozen ground lamb in the back of the freezer. It is vacuum sealed, and was placed in the freezer after a couple days of being fresh.
It has been in the freezer for a little over 4 ...
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Best temperature to freeze pie filling?
I am in the process of replacing my commercial freezer. We typically freeze our pie fillings to simplify production. In looking into new freezers I can choose between 0 Degrees Fahrenheit and -10 ...
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Why wait for some hours before filling any food into a new freezer?
User manuals of some freezers indicate that for the first few hours after switching on the new freezer, one should not put any food into it. For instance, I am looking at a specimen that requires me ...
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How to freeze & reheat quiche
What is the best way to freeze & reheat a quiche?
I've tried it twice, and both times the bottom of the quiche became watery as it defrosted in the oven. I took the pre-baked quiche straight from ...
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Freezing French baguette dough [duplicate]
In this video, the author makes 4 French baguettes. That is probably 2 more baguettes than I can eat before they get stale.
Recipe (transcribed from the video):
Ingredients:
Bread flour, 700 g
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How to preserve herbal syrup or herbs that will be used to make syrup?
I want to preserve my windowsill herbs before the plants die back, and my idea is to make herbal syrups for lemonades or cocktails. (Possibly even meat sauces.) The method I'll use is a cold, dry ...
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Active dry yeast vs. instant yeast
Are there differences in the different types of yeasts? Does one yield slightly differently?
I know many people say that they can be used interchangeably but why are there two types if there isn't a ...
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how many pints cooked cabbage from 3 pounds raw? [duplicate]
How many pints of cooked cabbage should I be able to get out of 2 cabbage heads (about 3 pounds each) ? I am wanting to cook and freeze the cabbage.
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Batch Cooking Meatballs
I'm after batch cooking mini meatballs in sauce for my kids, so I'm wondering how best to prepare the meatballs so they can be frozen and reheated? I'm assuming it wouldn't be good to soak the ...
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Stews coagulating after freezing
I often make stews with meat and veg such as beef and mushroom, cassoulet, etc. I normally eat one portion fresh and then portion and freeze the rest of my stew, to be eaten on a later date. However, ...
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Can you freeze a plastic mixer bowl?
I made a chocolate crinkle cookie dough that needs to be frozen for 2 hours before forming and baking. Can I freeze it in the (Bosch) plastic mixer bowl or will that ruin the bowl?
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Can I freeze (unbaked) pate a choux?
Can I keep it in the freezer without issue for days? Weeks? Months?
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At what temperature does simple syrup freeze?
I would like to freeze mint flavored simple syrup into ice cubes, and store them for a while. I tried this with a 2 to 1 simple syrup and it did not freeze at all. Would this work for 1 to 1 simple ...
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Is it safe to thaw chicken to have it brined and then freeze again?
I didn't realize that I thawed so much chicken to brine. I don't need half of it so is it safe to freeze the half portion again? It was thawed in salt water in room temperature for couple of hours ...
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What stops commercial ice lollies from being rockhard?
In the UK you can purchase ice lollies/suckers that are pretty soft to eat.
However, if you were to make your own in an ice lolly mold they'll be rock hard like ice normally is.
What do commercial ...
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Impact of different sugar types (and substitutes) on ice cream
I am really interested in theoretical fundamentals of ice cream making. Everyone who is a little sophisticated whith homemade ice cream knows, that the are certain ingredients and ratios that have to ...
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How should I store chilli for freezing and later defrosting?
I usually make too much chilli so I want to freeze it and defrost it later to eat. Right now I am just using unbranded plastic containers to hold the chilli when it's frozen. I'm assuming it's ...
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Freezing soup, then transferring it to bags
So I don't freeze the soup directly in the freezer bags. I find the hassle of getting the liquid soup into the bags too messy. But other people may be better at that.
I freeze the soup in small ...
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Freezing Soup Made Partly from Tins
I blend up meals for a family member who has trouble swallowing, which are made partly of tinned beef curry, tinned lentil soup, olive oil, peas/broccoli, tinned beans, tinned tuna, tap water.
The ...
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Freezing ready-cooked veg
I really don't like blanching. Could I cook the veg. ready to eat and put straight into the freezer? If so, how long might it last?
OR, as an alternative to blanching, could all the veg be boiled ...
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How do I cook bolognese-filled ravioli from frozen?
I'm planning on following Jamie Olvier's bolognese ravioli recipe, freezing the ravioli and then cooking and serving them the next day.
When talking about cooking them, the recipe says:
Cook the ...
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Chicken wrapper torn, meat is a little dry
I was thawing chicken thighs in the refrigerator and noticed the plastic wrap had torn some, probably when I dug it out of the deep freeze! Some of the chicken dried out. Is it still safe to fry?
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Can I freeze undercooked (pink) chicken to finish cooking later on?
Cooked chicken breasts, thermometer was not working properly, so I thought they were done. Took out, let sit few minutes, cut open to discover most of the meat was slightly pink. I cut it up and froze ...
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Freeze cookies before or after baking them?
I need to make many batches of cookies for a party next Saturday, and I would like to start baking them now. To make sure they're still tasting fresh six days later, I want to take advantage of my ...
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Why is store bought frozen food worse than homemade?
I made multiple dishes following recipes and froze them, and they tasted a lot better than store-bought equivalents.
Why does it happen? Isn't current technology capable of doing the same procedures ...
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can ice help with spicy food?
This is more just out of curiosity then anything. I just wondered could eating ice or somehow making you mouth colder before eating spicy foods, such as chill peppers or such, help lessen the ...
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Are purple spots in freezer safe?
There are purple spots inside the freezer that look like mold, but I'm not sure. Is it safe to store food in there?
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defrosting homemade frozen bread
I made several loaves of bread 7 days prior to use due to time constraint, so I decided to freeze them after fully cooled, 8 hours after cooked.
Normally with frozen bread I would let out at room ...
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Is neccessary to store christmas cookies in the fridge?
If I want to have a Christmas cookies e.g. in a different room than the fridge is, how long I can leave them at room temperature without worry that it will be spoiled?
This types of cookies mostly ...
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re-freezing green tea?
I just bought green tea leaves in China. They were in a deep freezer when I bought them. They were then in my luggage for a few days on my way back home.
I bought a fair amount of them. Can I now re-...
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Refrigerator freezes
I have a refrigerator/freezer in our unheated garage. During the lower temps of winter the refrigerator section freezes and the freezer section is fine. What do I do to keep refrigerator from ...
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Is it best to freeze meat pies before or after baking?
I'm making Tourtiere meat pies which will be frozen. should I bake first and then freeze or freeze before baking
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Should I brown meat for a stew before freezing it?
I bought some meat to make a stew sometime in the future. Is it best to brown the meat before I freeze it, or should I freeze it raw?
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