Prep idea: freeze in the size and shape you use (but take notes!)
Just a way for Future McK to have a little easier time.
by mckenner1122
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BoozeIsTherapyRight
That’s exactly the way I freeze things, too. And the vacuum sealer is a minor miracle worker–the quality of the food when you thaw it, even when it’s been in the freezer for a long time, is amazing.
Last year I found a package of vacuum packed chicken legs in the bottom of the freezer from the last time we raised meat birds, which was seven years ago. We literally couldn’t tell that they had been frozen and there was no decline in quality.
mckenner1122
When you’ve got the last of the zucchini, and no time to handle it, I like to get it in the freezer.
In my case, I’m not quite sure what I’ll do with it, but shredded is most likely. Since I’m not sure what recipe book I’m gonna use, I make sure to mark my bags every way I can.
2 cups is 11.6oz is 330g of UNSQUEEZED shreds. I find the vac sealer turns them into mush if I squeeze them first. Also I need the juice for Zucchini Bread Jam!
Photo One: a vacuum sealer bag with my notes already on there in sharpie
Photo Two: a giant silver prep bowl filled with shredded zucchini.
Photo Three: a sealed package of zucchini shreds
Photo Four: eight packs of sealed shreds lined up on the counter, ready to pop in the freezer
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That’s exactly the way I freeze things, too. And the vacuum sealer is a minor miracle worker–the quality of the food when you thaw it, even when it’s been in the freezer for a long time, is amazing.
Last year I found a package of vacuum packed chicken legs in the bottom of the freezer from the last time we raised meat birds, which was seven years ago. We literally couldn’t tell that they had been frozen and there was no decline in quality.
When you’ve got the last of the zucchini, and no time to handle it, I like to get it in the freezer.
In my case, I’m not quite sure what I’ll do with it, but shredded is most likely. Since I’m not sure what recipe book I’m gonna use, I make sure to mark my bags every way I can.
2 cups is 11.6oz is 330g of UNSQUEEZED shreds. I find the vac sealer turns them into mush if I squeeze them first. Also I need the juice for Zucchini Bread Jam!
Photo One: a vacuum sealer bag with my notes already on there in sharpie
Photo Two: a giant silver prep bowl filled with shredded zucchini.
Photo Three: a sealed package of zucchini shreds
Photo Four: eight packs of sealed shreds lined up on the counter, ready to pop in the freezer