The uncooked potatoes you find in the freezer section of your grocery store have been treated before freezing so that they’ll retain taste and texture. (And some potatoes freeze better than others.) So, here are a few tips for freezer cooking that I hope you’ll keep in mind. I want to reach through my computer screen and cover your eyes from seeing some of that nonsense. Unfortunately, I’ve seen a lot of that kind of stuff parading on Pinterest. I learned a lot about what you can and can’t freeze successfully during those two years. (Fun fact: Only doubles or better make it into one of my cookbooks!) Not everything was a home run, or even a base hit, my husband’s grading system for recipes. The freezer was packed to the gills at all times because I needed to know that food would taste just as good when thawed, reheated, baked, etc. as it did when it was freshly made.Īnd yes, we threw away food that year that was inedible. I cooked more than I ate, and I still gained ten pounds. I spent two years testing recipes for my freezer cookbook. Tips for Freezer Cooking so You Don’t Get Soggy Noodles and Black Potatoes I don’t want you to be sold a bill of goods, particularly of the frozen variety. There’s a lot of crap masquerading on Pinterest as a viable idea. There’s always a reasonable possibility that no one purposely misled you. ![]() Maybe those meals really work for that person on Pinterest or maybe they jumped the gun and posted before they fully tested their recipes. ![]() Maybe you made fifteen batches of potato soup and now have black potatoes. Maybe you followed all the directions and it blew up in your face. The very thought of eating food from the freezer turns you off. Maybe you’re one of those people who’s been turned off by freezer cooking because it doesn’t taste good or feels like a waste of time. And then you buy all the ingredients for their recipes and spend the requisite hours to prepare the meals, only to find out upon preparation that the potatoes in the potato soup turn black or the vegetables in that crockpot dish are mushy beyond recognition.Īs someone who preaches freezer cooking, I find this very frustrating and counter-productive to The Cause. Folks share these beautiful photos: stacks of freezer meals in pretty little bags and tell you how quick and easy it is. So, I’ve noticed a trend in the Pinteresty-freezer cooking realm.
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