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aimeeravae
True Blue Farmgirl
341 Posts
Aimee
Deer River
MN
USA
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 Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 3:36:05 PM
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Has anyone ever chopped and froze onions? I am wondering if it works well and is user friendly. I once in a blue moon watch Sandra Lee Semi Homemade, and she always is using them. I tend to flash freeze nearly all my veggies.
Aimee
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 3:43:10 PM
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I do it all the time, Aimee! I always buy a bunch of onions and then chop them up and put them in freezer bags. It's so easy to grab a handful while making dinner and just throw them in. It helps dh a lot when he's making dinner. If there aren't any in the freezer he'll wait until I get home to cut the onion for the dish he's cooking (he hates cutting them).
I also do this with peppers.
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 5:22:16 PM
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My hisband and i sat and did a bunch of vadalia's this year with the food processor and put them in freezer bags. It is great to have them handy but i think we might have chopped them a bit to small cause ours has alot of onion juice in them. They are still good cause here in michigan we only get vadalia's once a year. so now we have them all year I hope. We might have to do more next year. !!!! Beverley
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 5:53:39 PM
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I haven't ever done that, but will put an onion in the freezer for about an hour until it is mostly frozen. It doesn't seem to burn my eyes when I do that!
Alee
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 7:07:05 PM
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I do it all the time....peppers too..so handy. Do double bag them though...or use a plastic container..or they will make everything in the freezer smell like onion...ice cream included. Found that out the hard way!
Jenny in Utah
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 09:26:54 AM
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What a great idea. We only get Vidalia onions here for about twenty minutes so next time I go to the store I'll see if there are any left. Thanks for the heads up on stench control, Jenny. I've dont things like that before too...
Karin
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 4:35:08 PM
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Mmmmm Jenny; Vadalia Chip...yummy!
Sharon
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 4:47:00 PM
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I have vidalias growing this year..with the rain we have had the last couple days I hope they do'nt get mushy!!
Jenny in Utah
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
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Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 5:45:32 PM
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Quick Tip: lay the onions out on cookie sheets to freeze before bagging them. Then you dont have an onion clump! Ask me how I know.....
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
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Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Aug 09 2008 : 06:52:58 AM
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| Dawn, that is the ONLY way that I have successfully froze onions. Like you, I freeze the onions on a cookie sheet and transfer them to freezer bags. I did the food processor one year and found them almost unusable. One big chunk of ice. I chop my onion in pretty large pieces. They are easier to handle and will cook down. I don't have any problem with the odor transferring to other things in the freezer. |
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