•Flash-freeze strawberries & raspberries and other bite-size fruit pieces on a cookie sheet in your freezer. Once frozen, transfer to a Freeze-It or FreezerMate Container. •Blueberries can go directly into your Freeze-It or FreezeSmart Container--no flash-freezing required. •Blanch most vegetables, especially leafy greens, before freezing. If not blanched first, some vegetables, while still safe to eat, will have colours, textures, and flavours that are a bit off. After blanching, immediately put the vegetables into ice water--you want to cool the food down as quickly as possible to stop the cooking process. Next, drain the vegetables and dry off as best as possible, then store in Freeze-It or FreezerMate Containers. Below are blanching times. (All approximate.) Artichoke(Hearts) 6 minutes |
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