Frozen Food Is Always in Season

Summary by Krater

The creator shares practical tips for freezing and thawing various food items, including grains, nuts, cheese, bread, potatoes, vegetables, garlic, ginger, butter, chipotles, cookie dough, and ice packs, to minimize prep time and food waste.

From the video

Answers: What foods can you freeze and how should you freeze them?

• freezing and thawing grains
• freezing and thawing nuts
• freezing parmesan rinds
• freezing bread and buns
• freezing hash browns and potato chunks
• freezing vegetables
• freezing garlic and ginger
• freezing butter and cookie dough
• using ice packs for freezer temperature consistency

What it concludes

• Spreading cooked grains on a baking sheet to steam off excess moisture before bagging prevents condensation inside the bag.
• Stale burger buns can be avoided by freezing extra buns in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag and thawing them individually on the counter.
• Diced potatoes and bell peppers can be chopped with a veggie chopper and stored in deli containers to go straight into a hot pan as a solid puck without thawing.
• Hardy vegetables like carrots and broccoli freeze well without issues, while delicate leafy greens require blanching or suspension in oil.
• Whole garlic cloves and ginger knobs can be grated straight from the freezer without thawing.
• Freezing cookie dough allows you to bake fresh cookies on demand by thawing the dough in the fridge overnight.