Home freezer - what can be stored in it and how to use it

Oh, but it seems to me that for pizza you can whole. Just let it thaw a little and cut with a saw-knife, or not?

After defrosting, they will be very soft, it will be difficult to cut evenly

May @, Maina, I ice a tomato with a bucket about))) and so - cut them exactly afterwards - on the verge of fantasy, perhaps in half. Therefore, I freeze small pieces (without skin), circles, slices and halves. you don't even need to skin the slices and halves beforehand - if you put a frozen tomato ice under warm water for a few seconds (or let it lie down and thaw), the skin will peel off just as if it had been doused with boiling water. so I stopped skins before freezing.

and so - to cut them exactly then - on the verge of fantasy, perhaps in half.

I harvest whole tomatoes in buckets
So, take out the frozen tomatoes from the freezer, put it in a mug, fill it with warm (cold) water and let it stand for a while. Then the skin is removed at a time, and you can cut into as many pieces as you like in different versions.
Usually, when I start cooking, I first pour water over the tomatoes, while I process other vegetables, the tomatoes defrost a little.
Just do not defrost them completely - they will turn into liquid

Well, that's how I imagined everything. The tortilla, already completely filled with the filling, the oven is preheated, you process the tomato, cut it, put it on the pizza and go straight into the oven. In short, you have to try to know the best. But should they be cut them on a dish covered with a film, and then put the frozen ones into a bag? And yet, is it better to use the bags with the fasteners? Who uses what, share. And how do you usually do it in one package or two?

[May @]

May @, I use both bags and plastic forms, it all depends on what I ice, if the berries are ground with sugar, then in plastic containers special for freezing. If what is in bulk - then in special bags for freezing (made in Poland). They come in 1, 3 and 6 liters. They are denser, in addition, they have a special frame on which you write the contents of the package, you can specify the date and year of the bookmark.

[May @]

May @
Try it - how many people freeze tomatoes, there are so many opinions, there are a lot of markers
what should be in bulk - first on a tray lined with foil (or a cut bag), then in bags or containers. in one bag (simple), but strong. pieces on borscht - in bulk in a bag, flatten flat - then it is convenient to break off. for the halves - small bags "for sandwiches", there is a palm-sized bag - just in two halves of a tomato.
I did not find anything more convenient for berry puree ... sour cream jars 180-200 gr. how many I have tried in disposable containers - they break with me, either my hands are crooked, or I came across such plastic, not for the freezer.

[lina]

lina

how many I have tried in disposable containers - they break with me, either my hands are crooked, or I came across such plastic, not for the freezer.

So you yourself answered, they are not for freezing, and if you take containers for freezing, then they do not break, do not change shape, and more than once. As for the packages, the felt-tip pen is erased on simple packages, in any case, I have never left what is written on it. Can I really have a secret writing pen?

I have never seen a one-time freeze ((((((((() I will not be able to shell out for non-reusable ones, they are very expensive

I never sign packages - I can already distinguish what is there, and a year - by May I run out of supplies)))

I can't cut frozen tomatoes into even, beautiful circles for pizza, I don't know. How does Admin work? If you take a tomato out of the freezer, it starts to thaw like a stone: it thaws outside, but inside it is still very hard-frozen. You start cutting and it turns out either unevenly or porridge .. It's better to freeze it in circles right away ...

Girls, and I also ice it in circles right away, and even when I make fruit drinks, I pour the fresh into plastic containers for freezing and into the freezer (I really have a large one for 7 shelves), all autumn I use this fruit drink for borsch, and the rest is already in jars and to the cellar. The taste of borscht is just like in summer, since fresh fruit drink does not smell like boiled one.

Girls, tell me, I want to freeze beets for borscht, so before me a question arose: to sprinkle it with vinegar or not so that it does not lose color?

In the freezer, the color will not lose, even grated, no vinegar is needed

Thanks for the quick response!

Can frozen plums and apricots, cherries be used in baked goods? I'm afraid the dough will get wet ?! Tell me please.

Can frozen plums and apricots, cherries be used in baked goods? I'm afraid the dough will get wet ?! Tell me please.

I use cherries without even defrosting them into muffins. I think it is necessary to defrost plums and apricots and drain the excess juice. You also need to roll a little in flour or starch before adding to the dough.

Basja, thank you for your quick reply!

I make cheesecakes, cover the board with a bag, freeze it, pour it into the same bag. I fry without defrosting, over medium heat, without a lid.

[Caramel]

Caramel, I put all frozen berries in baked goods. I tried to freeze plums and apricots ... but apart from jelly and compote, I didn't like them anywhere. But dried and frozen, they are simply superb in baking. I bake the whole ziu only with them !!!

Leka, tell me, do you make dried fruits in an electric dryer?

Caramel, yes, we bought a Zelmer dryer already at the end of summer .... I just cut it into halves, quarters and dry a little, I look to grab the cut (dried), and then I use it in plastic bowls Go to the topic of dryers, there are photos and tips

Leka, Thank you very much for the tip! I also got a dryer in the summer, almost simultaneously with the freezer - this year I experimented with apricots and plums to freeze, but they are too wet, now I will keep in mind and pre-wither them.

but they are too wet, so now I will keep in mind and first "dry up" them.

Why wet? There is no need to defrost apricots after the freezer, put frozen ones into the water, then they will retain their beautiful color.

I immediately put all vegetables frozen in broth or in a frying pan. Color and structure are completely preserved

Admin ... we talked about baking, and if you put frozen apricots in the filling, then the dough turns out to be wet And in the compotes and jelly I just put frozen fruits.

Here you can see that they are withered, but at the fault they are fresh and juicy. And I tried to lay down completely dry .. not that .. in fingers and pies it turns out dry. And I put these straight from the freezer on a pie or in a filling and bake

Admin ... we talked about baking, and if you put frozen apricots in the filling, then the dough turns out to be wet And in the compotes and jelly I just put frozen fruits.

Sorry, I got in

Yes .. nothing ... advice from the experienced is always useful
It's just that I HUGE love filled apricots, and my husband's favorite jam is. If during the season I can bake with them as much as my heart desires, then in winter I have to get out so that it is not wet and dry

Very good Temka thanks to everyone who shares their experience

Girls, my question is, is it possible to freeze grape leaves? My family is very fond of stuffed cabbage rolls in a grape leaf.The sun will soon warm up the leaves will climb, so I wondered if I could freeze them for future use?

Oh, girls, I read this site thread and a bunch of thoughts for the summer are already swarming in my head. On my own I want to give one way how not to throw away the sprouted onions, especially if there is a lot of them. I do this every year. We buy 2 nets of onions in the summer and after the New Year it begins to grow actively, it is unrealistic to use all the sprouted onions, and one day I decided to freeze it. To do this, I cleaned the sprouted onions, washed them, ran them in a food processor (choose the size for yourself, as you like), poured some sunflowers into the pan. butter, put onion and steamed it for about 10 minutes. No need to fry it. Then I put it cooled down in a bucket of mayonnaise and in the freezer. Used in cutlets, cabbage rolls, pancake filling. To do this, in the morning before cooking, I chop the onion with a spoon, put it in a plate, it melts and more liquid is released from it, I drain it and add the onion itself to the minced meat. I want to make one warning: this onion should be put in the freezer in a tight container, as it smells.

What an interesting topic, I saw it for the first time. Freezer caught fire in the fall. Yesterday we went to choose. The question arose whether the no-frost freezer is much better than the usual one. There is "indesite know-frost" of the Russian assembly for 3800 UAH. or "mora" - ordinary, producer Slovenia for 3300 UAH. Volume 238 liters.
If anyone shares their experience I will be grateful. Still, a thing is bought for more than one year.

[metel_007]

metel_007 , I have a 200l freezer Bomann, she is already 7 years old, she is usually frozen, I turn it on in June when young dill and strawberries start and in January there is a specific "fur coat" in it on the upper shelves, I have to defrost it. True, this is the only drawback. But when they turned off the light for 2 days, my freezer stood it heroically and nothing came out ... maybe just because of this layer of ice?
And the freezer in the refrigerator Whirlpool of dry freezing, of course, does not freeze, but everything in it freezes faster if the light is turned off
Well, that's what I could share, but just do it of course a thing !!!! My husband says we need to take another one to stock up on twice as much hay for the winter

[leka]

leka, Thank you
Here I sit thinking, thinking: umnik2: my head is already swollen

I have a pestilence. camera Minsk-Atlant, was purchased in 1993, it still works, I defrost it once a year Stands on the loggia, turn it off in winter in extreme frosts, a lot of 1 pig cut into it, cut into pieces and a half of a cow, frozen fruit in the bottom box and mushrooms, but these probably are no longer released, otherwise I would have bought the same one. In hot weather, when the light was turned off, it did not melt for a leak. 2.5 days, but in the summer I definitely put cold accumulators there, just in case

[nut]

nut, Thank you
We are still selling Atlantes. But I doubted their quality, but you reassured me.

They say that the quality of Atlanta is not very good right now. I hope they won't shower me with slippers.

Mother-in-law's refrigerator broke down 2 times in a year Atlant

Good day to everyone: hi: I put the little guy to bed and I am sitting reading such a Temko that is so relevant to me. This is how the small one appeared with us, so the third year and we are going to buy a freezer. And we still walk and walk around the apartment with a tape measure, where do we put it. Girls, well, please answer who is on the loggia. Loggia should be heated or something. We have a large loggia. Plain, glazed with plastic windows., But without heating. There is just a place for a freezer chamber, but I don't know if it can be put there. Well, in the summer, it's understandable, but in the winter, I can't say it's warm there, + 5 degrees, that's if it's a good minus outside.
So I don’t know what to do, can someone tell me ...

Good day to everyone: hi: I put the little guy to bed and I am sitting reading such a Temko that is so relevant to me. This is how the small one appeared with us, so the third year and we are going to buy a freezer. And we still walk and walk around the apartment with a tape measure, where do we put it. Girls, well, please answer who is on the loggia.Loggia should be heated or something. We have a large loggia. Plain, glazed with plastic windows., But without heating. There is just a place for a freezer chamber, but I don't know if it can be put there. Well, in the summer, it's understandable, but in the winter, I can't say it's warm there, + 5 degrees, that's if it's a good minus outside.
So I don’t know what to do, can someone tell me ...

We got a freezer last summer. They also thought about putting it on the loggia, but they did not dare. Ptom thought to constrain the kitchen and put it near the refrigerator, even the kitchen table was changed to a smaller one for the sake of such a case. In the meantime, we were thinking, the freezer was brought and we put it temporarily in the living room behind an open door, in a corner. There she did not bother anyone and did not interfere with anyone. In general, we changed the table, but the freezer remained standing in the living room. We decided that it was convenient, it didn't bother anyone there, and we rarely have any guests to spoil the interior. In general, they left her there. We took used ones from Italy (our guys carry used ones or with torn packaging (therefore discounted abroad) from European countries.
I'll tell you right away my first experience - the first year with a freezer. I liked frozen fruits (so far all), I did NOT like frozen zucchini from vegetables very much, in cooking with grass they smell and taste nothing. I froze a lot of pepper - I liked it, almost like fresh in ready-made dishes. In general, next year from vegetables I will only freeze peppers, green beans, peas, etc. Tomatoes are also so-so, not worth it. I also want to freeze pumpkins to try. But fruits and berries were always frozen, everything was delicious.
In general, a freezer is a very convenient thing in the house. Now I can put on a bunch of dumplings, dumplings in a couple of days, load it all into the freezer (I have a whole shukhlyad one full of this), and always have a quick dinner or lunch on hand. Meat can now be loaded even a whole pig and not look back at the place.
In general, are you still without a freezer? Then we go to you!

ksyushik, just yesterday Aunt Basya wrote (just don't remember what topic) that her freezer is on the loggia, but she lives in Karelia and the frosts there are not like in Donetsk, so buy a freezer and put nothing on the loggia will not be with her.

ksyushik, just yesterday Aunt Basya wrote (just don't remember what topic) that her freezer is on the loggia, but she lives in Karelia and the frosts there are not like in Donetsk, so buy a freezer and put nothing on the loggia will not be with her.

In the summer? I have a refrigerator in my kitchen this summer, and it could not stand the wild heat. But what about the freezer right on the balcony?

Lozja I don’t know about the summer, I have to ask Aunt Basi, I found her answer 753 https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=33122.750

And I also really liked the frozen cucumbers for okroshka and blue peeled and cut into borscht and caviar

[Lozja]

Lozja, we were also offered a second-hand mor. camera from European countries, but I was afraid of something. What do you say about this. Are you satisfied with your camera and what brand is it?
ksyushik, I have a refrigerator for 10 years on the loggia unheated. All OK. Do not hesitate

After all, I wrote that I have a loggia on my loggia like yours - it is not heated, but my windows are simple, not plastic When the frost is more than -10 * I just turned off the freezer and everything is fine and so for how many years

Thanks, Lozja. Yes, we are still without a freezer. But I have a Samsung refrigerator, so it has three nice drawers in the freezer, plus an ice drawer, so I use that too. But ..... of course not enough !!!!
Every year I ice 12 kg of black currants, 5-7 kg of raspberries, cherries, plums, strawberries. Greens, peppers, eggplant, well, everything that fits, and also the meat must be shoved there.
But, so far we do not know where to stick it ...
nut - thank you very much,: rose: that they responded, since you have it, I think that we will go there too. I thought, maybe you have a loggia with heating.Hurrah!!!! Found a place !!!!! Thank you nutlet one more time

[Lozja]

Lozja, we were also offered a second-hand mor. camera from European countries, but I was afraid of something. What do you say about this. Are you satisfied with your camera and what brand is it?

Happy as an elephant. The firm looked - Clatronic. gave a 2 year warranty, before bringing it in, set the correct temperature regime. The freezer is spacious, although not very high, there are sometimes higher, but overall. We chose it for its capacity, price and because the shukhlyas in it are not plastic, but from a metal mesh. Plastic, no matter how I looked, all the time they seemed to me very fragile and unreliable, so I did not risk it. The upper two compartments open, the lower 4 - with shuhlya. Appearance at 5, which is used only by a slightly erased inscription.
Of course, I would not mind a used Liebherr, but where can I get so much money, there was a small one, so it is 2 times more expensive than our big one.
But I'm very happy with my freezer. I have never regretted that I took the used one. I gave away 3 thousand hryvnias, for that kind of money, except that Atlant could be bought new in the store at that time.

Sorry, I didn't mean Atlanta, but Nords. Several years ago, the mother-in-law took a new Nord, and the doors of the offices were already flying off and the door did not close tightly.

[Ksyushik]

To health Ksyushik Put the freezer in there and don't worry, everything will be

[Lozja]

Lozja, thanks for the detailed description, but we do not give guarantees.
Today we went looking after again. Still prone to pestilence. camera "Mora" manufacturer Slovenia (these are the same as "Burning"). In "Foxtrot" now there is a special offer for this model of UAH 2299 (the same price in online stores).

I apologize a lot for my girlish memory. Now I looked on a credit card, I gave 2400 for my used freezer.

I never transported the freezer, lives with my husband at work, it is very inconvenient, they wanted to stick it on the loggia at home, well, in winter it's not scary, if there is a strong frost, we turn it off, but in summer? I have a sunny loggia, it's 50 degrees in the heat
For the first winter, I feel good about it - grated strawberries with sugar 1k 0.5, in plastic bottles, baked blue, chopped sweet pepper, whole sweet pepper, chopped greens, currants, raspberries and, by the way, small whole tomatoes, I add to borsch, blue caviar , delicious