Questions tagged [freezing]
Methods, techniques, and quality/safety concerns around the freezing of various foods.
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Freezing Peanut Butter Balls
Something I have been making recently is brownie cupcakes (much the same as the molten cakes without the fudge). Using a standard box of dark chocolate brownies, I pour the ingredients, post-whisk, in ...
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Best Practice at cutting butter and sugar in Peanut Butter balls
Something I have been making recently is brownie cupcakes (much the same as the molten cakes without the fudge). Using a standard box of dark chocolate brownies, I pour the ingredients, post-whisk, in ...
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Can you freeze an unbaked sour cream apple pie?
I am concerned the sour cream will separate during freezing. Did not know if I added corn starch if that would help. Any suggestions?
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How do I label already-frozen bags?
We have a question about how to label things for the freezer in general, but that's for if you've managed to plan ahead. What if you have a bag in the freezer, already thoroughly frozen, so tape doesn'...
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How to time the blanching of potatoes for freezing
I've read numerous articles on the procedure to peel, blanch then bag and store potatoes in a freezer. The procedure states to bring a big pot of water to boil than put in the potatoes and blanch 3-5 ...
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How can I prevent my texas toast from sticking together?
It's a real problem. Can't cook em stuck together.
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Can I store soft serve ice cream in my regular freezer?
I was gifted with a soft serve ice cream dispenser. however it's such a pain to always keep the machine on and running each time I want ice cream--more so that it highly consumes electricity. I wish ...
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How should cooked pork shoulder be stored in the freezer?
After searching the site I didn't see this question under the tag freezing or after searching for [freezing] bbq and [barbecue] freezing but I did run across How should I store steaks in the freezer? ...
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Unused cookie dough
I arranged my cookie dough on the pan when I noticed I was out of gas. I put the pan in the freezer and ended up without gas yesterday.
Its the next day now and the cookie dough is still arranged on ...
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Can I freeze beef stew?
I've made too much beef stew, and I'd love to be able to freeze it instead of letting it go bad.
It's a stew with cooked vegetables and chunks of beef.
Will this freeze and defrost well?
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Can I freeze ricotta hand pies?
I want to make little hand pies with apple and ricotta, bake them, and then freeze them to thaw for afternoon snacks. Any advice? Will that work?
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How long does beef stays good after turning of refrigerator? [duplicate]
During this weekend I accidentally turned of my refrigerator connection before going out and It was like this for about 50 hours without the connection. I had raw beef in there in almost an airtight ...
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Advantages of cooking vegetables before or after freezing them
I'm putting all vegetables in the same bag in the hopes that a general rule of thumb can answer many individual vegetable questions, but if at the end it depends on the vegetable, please answer what ...
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Can I freeze left over Shake & Bake coating mix after it's used? [duplicate]
After coating my chicken with Shake & Bake, I transfer the remainder into a container and freeze it until I need it again. Is this an unsafe practice? I figure if I'm freezing meat so it won't ...
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How to cut a cake that was baked in a pie pan?
I'm trying to make layers with my ice-cream cake but I need it to be even and straight on the top and the sides, since there will be a significant cake dome. However, I do not have a proper cake pan. ...
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Frozen fresh figs to make jellies
Can I freeze fresh figs and make the jelly later with the frozen figs. I only get a few at the time and need to freeze until I get enough to make jelly.
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Freezing fresh juices
I'm currently into fresh-juicing fruits using my auger juicer and, soon, hydraulic press.
After a while I've realized that it's ridiculous to bring the equipment in and out, and slice my way through ...
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Why does my LN2 evaporate so quickly?
Just made my first attempt at cooking using liquid nitrogen. Decided to start easy, and make a 0.5L batch of ice cream, along with some powdered peanut-butter and banana for toppings. Overall I'd ...
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Started thawing but can't finish cooking meat: Time Sensitive
I took a large pack of ground beef out of the freezer and it has been in the fridge for no more than 10 hours. There are still ice crystals on the meat. I'm on call and turns out I won't have the ...
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Mango chutney freezable?
I have a recipe for mango chutney. Besides the mango, the ingredients are apple cider vinegar, onion, red bell pepper, and various spices. The recipe makes quite a bit, and I don't know if it would ...
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Is it okay to freeze a cheesecake for a shorter period of time as opposed to chilling it longer?
I'm sure this has happened before... you're bringing the cheesecake to the party, only to realize the recipe you're using tells you chill it for 12 hours! Is there any way around this? Will it come ...
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Is it feasible to freeze a whole pig?
How long can I freeze a pig whole? How can I keep it from getting freezer burned?
We are having a wedding in September and it's June but the pig is already currently at the size we need it to be. I ...
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The center is still cold when I deep fry my precooked frozen chicken
Two days ago, after I seasoned my chicken breasts I stuffed them with smoked turkey slices (not a fan of ham) and some mozzarella cheese (don't have swiss). I battered them with flour, seasoned egg, ...
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How can I make delicious pastries in advance of serving day [closed]
I would like to make some amazing breakfast treats to serve at an event we are hosting but I am part of the event and will be very busy the whole week before. Does anyone have any ideas for pastries ...
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Freezing Indian chicken curry---how to retain texture and flavor?
I am planning to cook an oil-rich, Indian style Chicken curry that will look something like this: or this:
I am planning to cook a week ahead and freeze them, and my target is to keep the texture ...
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Why does ice form mostly on one side of frozen sliced bread?
I keep my store-bought bread in the freezer and I've noticed that after it's frozen, every slice has a lot of small ice crystals on one side, but almost none on the other. I was wondering if it had to ...
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freeze then roast red bell peppers?
I frequently make a pasta sauce with red bell peppers that I roast in the oven. All of the other ingredients are staples in my house and always available, but it's frustrating to go to the store for ...
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Raw fish pieces have stuck to each other in freezer. How to take out few pieces of fish without disturbing other pieces?
Raw fish pieces have stuck to each other in freezer. How to take out few pieces of fish without disturbing other pieces?
Thawing whole bunch may not make sense since I do not intend to eat them all ...
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How to get frozen soup to not be chunky?
I usually do this simple soup. Not sure if the ingredients are relevant here, so I might as well enumerate them: potato, onion, courgette, leek, squash and carrot.
Once those have cooked, I then ...
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Freeze ice to far below 0 Celsius?
Residential freezers are reasonably set to just below 0 degrees C: any colder doesn't preserve food any better. But if I want to chill a liquid without overly diluting it -- say, bringing a sauce ...
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Breakfast burritos from 16 egg casserole, how to cook everything uniformly?
I am baking a 16 egg casserole that will be used for breakfast burritos and so I want the egg mixture to be cooked uniformly through. Once the breakfast burritos are made I will freeze them all. What ...
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Is it safe to refreeze a tuna sandwich? [duplicate]
I made a sandwich two days ago that consists of white bread and canned tuna. I put it in my freezer immediately after making it and it stayed there until today. This morning I took it to work, ...
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Freezing a frittata
I'm hoping to make a frittata to last a few days to take to work for lunch. Am I able to freeze it, if so are there any ingredients that do not freeze well and I should avoid putting in the frittata?...
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How to cook popcorn from frozen popcorn kernels?
I'm in a part of the tropics where weavels and other similar critters seem to get everywhere. Last time I bought popcorn kernels, they'd somehow got infested before I'd even opened the packet (same ...
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Can I freeze baked puff pastry?
Can I freeze a baked frangipane puff pastry braid and have it come out right when thawed? Will it be soggy or change the texture?
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Is freezing browned meat the best option
I've previously browned chicken in the pan before freezing it for use at a later date but recently a thought has occurred to me to prepare it 'white', freeze and then brown it when using it defrosted ...
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Why shouldn't a precooked pie be frozen?
I bought a Selection brand strawberry pre-cooked pie. I just read the instructions on the pie and just realized it was pre-cooked but it says to not freeze the pie. Unfortunately, I froze it right ...
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How can I remove bitterness from custard after adding pineapple to it?
I recently made custard with a huge amount of milk, custard powder and sugar. After boiling it for few minutes I added vanilla essence to it. After it was settled I added apple and pineapple. Then I ...
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Preparing curries faster
I often make tikka masala using this recipe. However, the recipe consists of three "let simmer for 10-25 minutes" periods (after adding tomatoes, cream and chicken, respectively), so the total ...
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freezing roquefort cheesecake cooked or uncooked
I'm making a roquefort cheesecake appetizer with roquefort, cream cheese, and eggs. I'd like to cook 1/2 recipe now and freeze the other half for another time. Do I cook the second half before ...
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Refreeze ground hamburger as hamburgers after thawing?
Can I thaw ground hamburger, make hamburger patties, and then refreeze them? I am thawing then on the counter in their original packaging. It is from a half cow that I bought.
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Can I remove frost from frozen chicken breasts and re-package?
I bought a large package of chicken breast several weeks ago. Usually we break down the bag and package in food saver bags to keep frost at a minimum. For some reason we didn't do it this time. I just ...
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"Shelf"-life of frozen Kaffir lime leaves
A scale infection ruined my vision of a constant supply of fresh Kaffir lime leaves. I salvaged the unaffected leaves and now have a baggie full of frozen leaves in my freezer - My local asian food ...
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Can I use a whole uncut green pepper that I accidentally froze or is it garbage?
I accidentally froze a whole uncut green pepper. I haven't tried anything with it except take it out of freezer. Is this still usable or is it now garbage?
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Is it safe to refreeze ice cubes?
While figuring out how to create clear ice cubes at home, I found some instructions that require handling of the ice for several minutes outside of the freezer. They all claim it's okay to put it back ...
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What is it in frozen food that makes chefs so mad?
Gordon Ramsay's number two complaint (we know the first...) is that the food was frozen. But I am confused about the specifics. Does he mean the meat was not thawed before cooking? Does he mean that ...
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Using liquid nitrogen for tenderizing octopus?
I recently had an idea to try and rapidly break down the "rubberizing" connective tissues in octopus using a different method than the tried and true boiling or hammering. It is well known that ...
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Labeling Food for the Freezer
I freeze stuff. Anything from Bolognese to stew. I portion these meals, after they've cooled, into meal-sized Tupperware boxes and stuff them randomly into my crowded freezer.
The problem is that it'...
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Freezer temperature
I checked my freezer temp., when it was somehow empty the thermometer indicated range between -20 to -4C (depend on opening and closing the door) and when I put stuff inside (50% full) indicated -6 to ...
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What is the best way to preserve oyster stew?
Now that the holidays are over, my local grocery store has a glut of pints of pre-shucked oysters they need to unload. I can't pass that up, so I thought I would make a whole mess of oyster stew or ...
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