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Title: Freezing Veg
Post by: Zoglet on July 22, 2007, 17:36:41

Hi, not sure if this is in the right place to ask this question, but can anyone tell me if I can freeze runner beans? Is there any thing I should do to them first like blanching?

Thanks in advance.

Z

Title: Re: Freezing Veg
Post by: tim on July 22, 2007, 17:49:03

Yes. Either blanched - for longer storage - or not.

But I'm get more & more disenchanted with the process. Broad Beans, Peas, Romanesco Broccoli  etc - yes, but not a lot else.

Title: Re: Freezing Veg
Post by: grawrc on July 22, 2007, 17:58:48

I think if you intend to eat stuff fairly soon you can skip the blanching. It stops enzyme activity and allows you to store things longer.

Title: Re: Freezing Veg
Post by: Zoglet on July 22, 2007, 18:07:06

Thanks for the replies!

Some is going in my belly in about an hour, the rest I will blanch and freeze, cos I dont know when they will get eaten! :)

Title: Re: Freezing Veg
Post by: saddad on July 22, 2007, 18:09:47

We used to Blanch reliigiously but have stopped and not seen any noticable deterioration in eating quality..
 :-X

Title: Re: Freezing Veg
Post by: Kepouros on July 22, 2007, 22:54:11

I have never blanched any vegetables I have frozen, and they keep perfectly the year round.   I still have a few packets of last year`s broad and runner beans in perfect condition which I have to eat before I start on this year`s.

Title: Re: Freezing Veg
Post by: debjay on July 23, 2007, 07:10:56

hi  :)
here is a guide to freezing vegetables

http://www.cookuk.co.uk/techniques/FreezeVegetables.htm

debs :)

Title: Re: Freezing Veg
Post by: tim on July 23, 2007, 19:02:22

Whatever the gurus say, it' all down to how was it for you?/