What foods do you freeze? - Page 2

05-12-2009, 08:23 PM

I freeze fruit to save up for making jam.
Bread - make my own, slice it, then freeze it.
Waffles & pancakes (kids love this!)
Spaghetti sauce

That's about it. Sometimes soup.

SteveDallas · 05-12-2009, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

are we really this bored?

Nobody's stopping you from starting your own threads.

Aliantha · 05-12-2009, 08:41 PM

I made some more lasagne yesterday, and I'll be making some more cupcakes later in the week to freeze. These are really good to pack in the kids lunchboxes as a treat, and can be packed while still frozen.

I think I might make some beef and vege soup or maybe minestrone. Both of those should freeze well. I've tried pumpkin soup before but wasn't happy with the consitency when I thawed it, so I'll give that a miss I think.

I also freeze bread, although not usually home made. I've found it's really not cost or time effective for me to make bread for every day eating with two almost teenagers in the house. They can go through a loaf in less than a day! Much simpler to get loaves from the bakery.

I've never had a problem freezing processed milk before, but farm fresh doesn't freeze well I've found. The cream content tends to come out lumpy apon thawing, which is odd, because I sometimes freeze whipped cream and it thaws well.

05-12-2009, 08:42 PM

Seriously Jim. Go start one that I'm not interested in, and I'll drop by and make snarky comments about your interests.

ZenGum · 05-13-2009, 02:44 AM

C'mon, isn't anyone going to say "dead hookers"?

DanaC · 05-13-2009, 03:07 AM

Dead Hookers!

I actually am that bored. But, that's what's great about cellar threads. If you're bored and avoiding starting work, threads like this are invaluable!

And, it's nice to find out I'm not the only one whose fridge-freezer is basically death row for food.

classicman · 05-13-2009, 07:49 AM

I'm beginning to wonder why I even bring home the leftovers from restaurants anymore. 90% of the time I just let them die a slow death in the fridge.

05-13-2009, 11:11 AM

I almost always eat restaurant leftovers.

It's homemade leftovers that suffer. Also I have this neurosis about leftovers; if I don't eat something when it's freshly made, it's not food. I can't bring myself to eat it. So if I, for example, make a big pot of soup for housemate and kids right before I go out for the evening, no matter how good it is, even if it's my favorite soup, if I don't have some before I go out I won't ever eat any of it.

Completely ridiculous, and it leads to a lot of food going bad. I know it's related to OCD but I just can't see going on medication for something that trivial.

Aliantha · 05-13-2009, 04:24 PM

Leftovers are great. I have to admit that in the past we had food going dodgy in the fridge, but these days it gets eaten by someone almost always.

Foods like lasagne and other pastas taste better reheated anyway I reckon.

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

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.

Aliantha · 05-13-2009, 08:26 PM

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

05-13-2009, 09:53 PM

Quote:

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.

05-12-2009, 08:41 PM	#18
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I made some more lasagne yesterday, and I'll be making some more cupcakes later in the week to freeze. These are really good to pack in the kids lunchboxes as a treat, and can be packed while still frozen. I think I might make some beef and vege soup or maybe minestrone. Both of those should freeze well. I've tried pumpkin soup before but wasn't happy with the consitency when I thawed it, so I'll give that a miss I think. I also freeze bread, although not usually home made. I've found it's really not cost or time effective for me to make bread for every day eating with two almost teenagers in the house. They can go through a loaf in less than a day! Much simpler to get loaves from the bakery. I've never had a problem freezing processed milk before, but farm fresh doesn't freeze well I've found. The cream content tends to come out lumpy apon thawing, which is odd, because I sometimes freeze whipped cream and it thaws well. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-13-2009, 02:44 AM	#20
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	C'mon, isn't anyone going to say "dead hookers"? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-13-2009, 07:49 AM	#22
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm beginning to wonder why I even bring home the leftovers from restaurants anymore. 90% of the time I just let them die a slow death in the fridge. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-13-2009, 04:24 PM	#24
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Leftovers are great. I have to admit that in the past we had food going dodgy in the fridge, but these days it gets eaten by someone almost always. Foods like lasagne and other pastas taste better reheated anyway I reckon. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-13-2009, 04:35 PM	#25
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!"

05-12-2009, 08:23 PM	#16
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	I freeze fruit to save up for making jam. Bread - make my own, slice it, then freeze it. Waffles & pancakes (kids love this!) Spaghetti sauce That's about it. Sometimes soup.

05-12-2009, 08:42 PM	#19
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	Seriously Jim. Go start one that I'm not interested in, and I'll drop by and make snarky comments about your interests.

05-13-2009, 11:11 AM	#23
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	I almost always eat restaurant leftovers. It's homemade leftovers that suffer. Also I have this neurosis about leftovers; if I don't eat something when it's freshly made, it's not food. I can't bring myself to eat it. So if I, for example, make a big pot of soup for housemate and kids right before I go out for the evening, no matter how good it is, even if it's my favorite soup, if I don't have some before I go out I won't ever eat any of it. Completely ridiculous, and it leads to a lot of food going bad. I know it's related to OCD but I just can't see going on medication for something that trivial.

05-13-2009, 07:40 PM	#26
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	#27
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	#28
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	#29
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

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