http://www.frugalreality.com/2010/03/23/thrifty-tuesday-to-freeze-or-not-to-freeze/ A Texas Mom's Guide To Living Well For Less Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:44:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.frugalreality.com/2010/03/23/thrifty-tuesday-to-freeze-or-not-to-freeze/comment-page-1/#comment-4108 Deidra @ ::Frugalistic:: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:18:37 +0000 http://frugalreality.com/?p=4293#comment-4108 Ever since my refrigerator went on the blink 2 years ago, the only thing working was the freezer so, I utilized it as much as possible. Through trial and error, I found a happy medium to what I can freeze or not. Cheese was a big surprise for me and I freeze it all the time now. A deli colleague of mine years ago told me about freezing lunch meats and they turn out wonderful. I just try to make sure all the air is sucked out before freezing most things in freezer bags. And I just froze a baggy full of chopped celery not too long ago for my soups, since they get soft while cooking anyway, I'm not expecting perfection from them once they're used. I figured since I freeze onions and bell peppers anyway, why not celery? Ever since my refrigerator went on the blink 2 years ago, the only thing working was the freezer so, I utilized it as much as possible. Through trial and error, I found a happy medium to what I can freeze or not. Cheese was a big surprise for me and I freeze it all the time now. A deli colleague of mine years ago told me about freezing lunch meats and they turn out wonderful. I just try to make sure all the air is sucked out before freezing most things in freezer bags.
And I just froze a baggy full of chopped celery not too long ago for my soups, since they get soft while cooking anyway, I’m not expecting perfection from them once they’re used. I figured since I freeze onions and bell peppers anyway, why not celery?

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