Freeze Fresh: The Ultimate Guide to Preserving 55 Fruits and Vegetables for Maximum Flavor and Versatility
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Capturing the peak flavor of freshly harvested produce and preserving it for year-round eating is easier than ever with Freeze Fresh， the ultimate guide to freezing and enjoying more than 55 popular fruits and vegetables。 Author Crystal Schmidt shares her time-tested preparation techniques that ensure color， texture， and flavor are retained in the freezer。 From familiar favorites like apples， corn， potatoes， and peas to surprises like lettuce， avocado， and citrus fruit， Schmidt details the best ways to prepare each food for the freezer， including pre-cooking， slicing， blanching， and more。 She offers more than 100 recipes that freeze well， such as Blueberry Maple Pancake Sauce， Pickled Sliced Beets， Mango Chutney， and Honey Butter Carrot Mash--as well as delicious ways to cook the frozen food after thawing， including Creamy Parmesan Confetti Corn， Tart Cherry Oatmeal Bars， Broccoli Cheese Soup， and Blueberry-Matcha Latte Smoothie。 Home cooks and gardeners alike will love discovering how easy and economical it can be to fill your freezer with produce customized to your own tastes and needs。
Reviews
Karen Hancock
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Freeze Fresh: The Ultimate Guide to Preserving 55 Fruits and Vegetables for Maximum Flavor and Versatility is a reference/cookbook that belongs in every kitchen。 With food prices skyrocketing， it’s especially important to eliminate waste and preserve the food that we have either grown or purchased。 This excellent book outlines the techniques of freezing fruits and vegetables so that they are usable in recipes。 The information is well-written and easy to understand。 There are 55 different fruits Freeze Fresh: The Ultimate Guide to Preserving 55 Fruits and Vegetables for Maximum Flavor and Versatility is a reference/cookbook that belongs in every kitchen。 With food prices skyrocketing， it’s especially important to eliminate waste and preserve the food that we have either grown or purchased。 This excellent book outlines the techniques of freezing fruits and vegetables so that they are usable in recipes。 The information is well-written and easy to understand。 There are 55 different fruits and vegetables featured， and the author explains how to freeze them successfully。 Some readers will find that fruits and vegetables that they previously thought weren’t freezable （like cucumbers and lettuce）， actually are。 Schmidt also includes recipes for using the frozen products。 The recipes are for dishes people will actually want to make; they are written in the traditional manner， and can be easily made by both beginning and advanced cooks。 Recipes include appetizers， salads， soups， side dishes， jams and jellies， main dishes， and desserts。 The information is timely and the techniques for freezing have been modernized to make it easier than past practices。 There are also beautiful photographs of step-by-step instructions， as well as the fruits and vegetables and also the recipes。No matter what vegetables and fruits readers favor， there is something here for everyone。 This book is highly recommended and is not only a good reference， but also a great cookbook。 It belongs on every cookbook shelf。Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book。 。。。more
Beth
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Wow， this is incredibly useful。 Just a simple， straight-forward guide on how to freeze your homegrown produce， either on its own or blended/cooked/made up into some delicious concoction。 Schmidt includes helpful recommendations on containers， freezer organization and maintenance advice， and a bit about the hows and whys of freezing as a preservation method。 Super helpful guide。
Ashley
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I received a complimentary copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 （via Netgalley）This was a neat read。 Informative and gave a few options for most items which is nice。 Also has the added bonus of some recipes！
Anna Braun
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A must read for anyone into food preservation！ So much knowledge， it's a one stop source for how to properly blanche and process veg for the freezer。 Also so may things I would never have thought to freeze， like Avocado！ It is a must read。 A must read for anyone into food preservation！ So much knowledge， it's a one stop source for how to properly blanche and process veg for the freezer。 Also so may things I would never have thought to freeze， like Avocado！ It is a must read。 。。。more
Denice Langley
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As a military wife who moves every 4 years， information on preserving the local fruit and vegetables has always been invaluable to me。 FREEZE FRESH is a wonderful resource and guide on how to keep my family's diet healthy and varied， especially in the middle of winter。 The information in the book is more current than what I had received from my local ag office。 Cudos to Schmidt for insuring her readers would have the most up to date info。 As a military wife who moves every 4 years， information on preserving the local fruit and vegetables has always been invaluable to me。 FREEZE FRESH is a wonderful resource and guide on how to keep my family's diet healthy and varied， especially in the middle of winter。 The information in the book is more current than what I had received from my local ag office。 Cudos to Schmidt for insuring her readers would have the most up to date info。 。。。more
Hannah Boehmer
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I'm only halfway through - but I can't help myself from already singing the praises of this book！ I do not have a garden， and admittedly don't even eat as many vegetables as I should， but have recently been inspired to utilize my freezer as something more than where the frozen waffles and ice cubes are stored。 Purchasing a few sets of Souper Cubes is what spurred this on， but coming across this book has been such a joy。 I have already bookmarked so。 many。 recipes for side dishes to try！ Thank yo I'm only halfway through - but I can't help myself from already singing the praises of this book！ I do not have a garden， and admittedly don't even eat as many vegetables as I should， but have recently been inspired to utilize my freezer as something more than where the frozen waffles and ice cubes are stored。 Purchasing a few sets of Souper Cubes is what spurred this on， but coming across this book has been such a joy。 I have already bookmarked so。 many。 recipes for side dishes to try！ Thank you for sharing your passion， Crystal！ 。。。more
Elizabeth Haarsma
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Inspiring and excited to use these freezing methods！
Arika
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Freeze Fresh is an amazing book with everything you would need to get started on your food preservation journey。 The author begins with a little history about growing your own food and how people preserved it in the past。 I love to begin a book like this with a look at how it started and what has changed since， it makes me so grateful for modern practices！ In the first half of the book we find different techniques showing how to freeze food for the best quality when defrosted。 So much detailed i Freeze Fresh is an amazing book with everything you would need to get started on your food preservation journey。 The author begins with a little history about growing your own food and how people preserved it in the past。 I love to begin a book like this with a look at how it started and what has changed since， it makes me so grateful for modern practices！ In the first half of the book we find different techniques showing how to freeze food for the best quality when defrosted。 So much detailed information is shared on how to prevent freezer burn， what containers to use， helpful tools that will make the process easier for you。 I learned SO much in these sections and the information was presented in a way that was not overwhelming and it was very easy to understand。 I can’t wait to put what I have learned to use。 Once we get through all the tools/techniques， there is the section on “Freezing Produce From A-Z” which literally walks you through how to freeze every kind of produce you can imagine in multiple ways。 This is a complete game changer for me！ I have never even thought about trying some of the options our author gives us in this book。 We then get to the last section of the book which is recipes that can be frozen， and they all look delicious！What I appreciated most about this book is that the information is given in a way that is not overwhelming， it's exciting and organized， and makes me really believe I will be able to do all the things listed in this book。 I am so excited to try out some of these new techniques I have read about。 There are pictures all throughout the book that make it colorful and lively， and break up reading so much text。 The pictures also provide an example of what the author is teaching in that section。 What a wonderful resource to anyone who is lucky enough to pick up this book， I will be buying some for friends and family as I know anyone who receives it will enjoy it！ 。。。more
Lorene
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Freeze Fresh is a wonderful resource to use while using the fresh foods that are available during our summer。 I like freezing fresh fruit much better than canning， so I was excited to add this to my library。 Who knew that there were so many things to know to keep your food so much fresher！ I enjoyed the history of freezers， how to blanch， and how best to freeze my veggies and fruit， as well as the recipes included。 This is a great book to add to your kitchen this summer！Thank you to NetGalley an Freeze Fresh is a wonderful resource to use while using the fresh foods that are available during our summer。 I like freezing fresh fruit much better than canning， so I was excited to add this to my library。 Who knew that there were so many things to know to keep your food so much fresher！ I enjoyed the history of freezers， how to blanch， and how best to freeze my veggies and fruit， as well as the recipes included。 This is a great book to add to your kitchen this summer！Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for this ARC。 I happily endorse this book。 。。。more
JoAnna
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Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for an ARC of this book。 All opinions in this review are my own。I really try to review cookbooks by cooking at least 1 thing out of the book， and then judging the ease of the cookbook based on that。 I don't think it is fair to judge a cookbook on its theoretical merits - how easy it is to read， how many different types of recipes there are， what kinds of ingredients are needed， etc。 Because I don't cook as much as I would like， I try to give some leni Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for an ARC of this book。 All opinions in this review are my own。I really try to review cookbooks by cooking at least 1 thing out of the book， and then judging the ease of the cookbook based on that。 I don't think it is fair to judge a cookbook on its theoretical merits - how easy it is to read， how many different types of recipes there are， what kinds of ingredients are needed， etc。 Because I don't cook as much as I would like， I try to give some leniancy due to this as well， since people who cook more might have an easier time， but I feel that cookbooks should have at least some all-levels friendly recipes。 That is the basic mindset for me writing this review。I requested this book because I really wanted to find ways to use more fruits and vegetables without them going bad - since it gets really expensive to buy produce and it can be cheaper to buy in bulk， but then it can go bad before I use it。 Again， not necessarily the best cook， and my lifestyle isn't always conducive to cooking meals every day。 Unfortunately the aspect of this cookbook that was telling me how to freeze/store produce was mostly things I already knew/could easily look up， so that wasn't super helpful compared to what I was expecting。 What I did get from this cookbook was a lot of recipes on how to prepare ingredients into things， to then freeze， to then pull out and cook with， or to take things and freeze them， and then pull them out and cook with them and have them ready to eat。 This made making a recipe really hard because it was a 2-day process minimum if I wanted to try making a recipe so that things could freeze， and I had to find something I wanted to cook more than just trying to freeze produce。I ended up trying to make the pizza sauce recipe， and the biggest issue I had was that it called for 12 cups of deseeded cherry tomatoes。 Do you have any idea how many tomatoes that is？ I didn't。 I did learn how to deseed tomatoes， and I learned that I could replace cherry tomatoes with paste tomatoes for this recipe， but then I was on my own。 I spent forever trying to look up how many tomatoes I needed to buy， what kind of tomatoes paste tomatoes were， and then realized that I had to roast the tomatoes for 90 minutes after deseeding them before I could even start the next part of the process。 I learned that paste tomatoes are another name for Roma tomatoes， and so I bought four large Roma tomatoes based on my best conversion， and that ended up making 1/12 of the recipe， which meant I had to 12th everything else - which I couldn't do since part of it called for a teaspoon of things， which is incredibly hard to divide， so I just measured with my heart。 Once the sauce was ready it was supposed to sit overnight in the fridge before freezing， which would then be used for cooking。Moral of the story is that conversions in this book are incredibly difficult， and there wasn't really a good guide for that。 This is not necessarily the most user-friendly book when it comes to preparing things unless you have a lot of time and are preparing things for far in advance and have a lot of produce on hand。 While the pizza sauce turned out delicious and we all enjoyed it， it was 3 hours worth of work to make and then we didn't even get to eat it until the next day， and it barely made enough for 3 slices of matzah pizza。 I don't know if I did something wrong， but that is a different issue。 I think this is a great book for people who have a lot more skills than I do， and maybe some day when I have more time I will be able to use this book in a lot better ways。 。。。more
Jenny
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It is very useful！ It is written by a US author so words and names are very American， but that is easily overcome， and I do like that the freezing advice is separate to the recipes。 If you can cope with American names and cook with 'cups' of ingredients， then this book is worth having。 It is very useful！ It is written by a US author so words and names are very American， but that is easily overcome， and I do like that the freezing advice is separate to the recipes。 If you can cope with American names and cook with 'cups' of ingredients， then this book is worth having。 。。。more
Andrea
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With this book you get much more than the title promises。 Apart from the advice on freezing 55 different fruits and vegetables （and herbs， if that is a separate category）， there are also quite a few recipes plus a lot of other practical advice。 For example， there's a section on buying a freezer - pros and cons of chest freezer vs fridge freezer - and suggestions on how to pack the freezer， depending on which style you opt for。 Various techniques like flash freezing and blanching are described in With this book you get much more than the title promises。 Apart from the advice on freezing 55 different fruits and vegetables （and herbs， if that is a separate category）， there are also quite a few recipes plus a lot of other practical advice。 For example， there's a section on buying a freezer - pros and cons of chest freezer vs fridge freezer - and suggestions on how to pack the freezer， depending on which style you opt for。 Various techniques like flash freezing and blanching are described in a way even a novice could easily follow。 This book would make a great resource for someone starting out on using freezing as a way of living more sustainably and cheaply， whether growing their own produce or just shopping seasonally or in bulk。With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC to read and review。 。。。more
Valerie Thirkettle-Kayser
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I have had freezer disasters and I know I am not alone。 But that is because I did not have this really well designed and useful book at hand。It is very informative about freezing in general and this provides a really good basis for understanding the techniques that will turn a freezer disaster into a freezer paradise。 And I found the whole section about freezing specific types of foods - apples， peas， beans， tomatoes， ginger， potatoes， mangoes， raspberries， plums， cucumber， herbs， corn， etc - ve I have had freezer disasters and I know I am not alone。 But that is because I did not have this really well designed and useful book at hand。It is very informative about freezing in general and this provides a really good basis for understanding the techniques that will turn a freezer disaster into a freezer paradise。 And I found the whole section about freezing specific types of foods - apples， peas， beans， tomatoes， ginger， potatoes， mangoes， raspberries， plums， cucumber， herbs， corn， etc - very useful， interesting and often surprising。 Everything is presented very clearly and pictures are great。 The idea of including recipes one can make with the frozen foods is really nice and can inspire to create your own。 I found them all attractive and some are definitely on my list to make like the sunbaked strawberry jam， the freezer pickles， or the pot of vegetable scraps to make my own broth。This book is definitely one for fans of vegetable gardens。 Everything grows at once in the summer and there is only so much one can eat fresh。 Freezing homegrown vegetable brings your summer vegetable garden on the plate all year long。 But even for those like me who do not have a garden， we often can get nice vegetables and fruits from friends， family or the local farm stall and knowing how to freeze them properly will make a big difference to your winter meals。I am confident now my freezing disaster days are behind me because this book will definitely stay at hand in my kitchen。 Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for giving me the pleasure to read this book on an advance reader copy and many thanks to Crystal Schmidt for giving me the key to freezer paradise。 。。。more
Colleen
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Freeze Fresh is a common sense surprise for those of us that have never really taken the time to find the proper way to freeze fresh food。 Unfortunately， grocery stores have made it all to easy to buy and toss in the freezer with out much forethought。 I can't wait to put these methods into action。 There are many tips and recipes that look easy enough to try。I really learned a lot from this book， I freeze a lot of fresh fruit for smoothies but not the proper way as this book lays out。 Looking for Freeze Fresh is a common sense surprise for those of us that have never really taken the time to find the proper way to freeze fresh food。 Unfortunately， grocery stores have made it all to easy to buy and toss in the freezer with out much forethought。 I can't wait to put these methods into action。 There are many tips and recipes that look easy enough to try。I really learned a lot from this book， I freeze a lot of fresh fruit for smoothies but not the proper way as this book lays out。 Looking forward to having less waste due to my previous lack of knowledge regarding preserving food。I also enjoyed the foreword by Eve Kilcher， from the tv series， Alaska The Last Frontier。 I have enjoyed watching her on the series in her subsistence lifestyle with her family。I received an ARC from NetGalley for an unbiased review。 。。。more
Annamae
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Immense Gratitude to #NetGalley for an e-book ARC in exchange for an honest reviewCrystal Schmidt's Freeze Fresh could be revolutionary for those of us that are always looking to keep what grows in our garden through the year。 In addition， it clearly defines all of the techniques， tools， and thought that went into the creation of this book。 For each food item there is usually one if not two recipes on how to freeze that fruit or vegetable。 I am excited to share this book with you。 I plan to buy Immense Gratitude to #NetGalley for an e-book ARC in exchange for an honest reviewCrystal Schmidt's Freeze Fresh could be revolutionary for those of us that are always looking to keep what grows in our garden through the year。 In addition， it clearly defines all of the techniques， tools， and thought that went into the creation of this book。 For each food item there is usually one if not two recipes on how to freeze that fruit or vegetable。 I am excited to share this book with you。 I plan to buy a few copies to send to friends as a gift。 So many recipes to attempt。 I hope those of you that have gardens or buy fresh fruit or vegetables will give this a read and try it out。 。。。more
Cindy
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This book is terrific resource if you don’t want to can foods the old fashion way but still want to preserve your garden bounty。Ms。 Schmidt covers everything here。 What freezer to use …。 Your freezer on fridge is not the best…。 Tips to organize that freezer。Do you need to blanch or no？ What container， bag or jar you might prefer to use。She gives a history of frozen foods。 And she covers the food you can expect back from your effort’s and then gives recipes to go with each fruit and vegetable。 A This book is terrific resource if you don’t want to can foods the old fashion way but still want to preserve your garden bounty。Ms。 Schmidt covers everything here。 What freezer to use …。 Your freezer on fridge is not the best…。 Tips to organize that freezer。Do you need to blanch or no？ What container， bag or jar you might prefer to use。She gives a history of frozen foods。 And she covers the food you can expect back from your effort’s and then gives recipes to go with each fruit and vegetable。 A to Z。Well organized ， very well explained。 And some excellent pictures of the finished products。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me this ARC 。。。more
Amy
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Wow， this is such a great book！ I went into it to learn about freezing food。。。and there is GREAT information and guidance for how to do that 。。。。 but there is so much more！！The book starts out with a very interesting history of freezing and then information about freezers with pros and cons。 A lot of well researched information is explained that many people may not know。 After that， the food section begins where the reader learns about choosing the ripest foods， how to prep the food for freezing Wow， this is such a great book！ I went into it to learn about freezing food。。。and there is GREAT information and guidance for how to do that 。。。。 but there is so much more！！The book starts out with a very interesting history of freezing and then information about freezers with pros and cons。 A lot of well researched information is explained that many people may not know。 After that， the food section begins where the reader learns about choosing the ripest foods， how to prep the food for freezing， and then some fantastic recipes to use up the frozen foods。 It's obvious that the author has a lot of personal knowledge and experience in the kitchen， as well as the garden。 There is some guidance on making many recipes gluten-free， along with substitutions for other variations on the original recipe。 Very well thought out and accurate with recipes that are easy to follow and include needed guidance for those not overly experienced with cooking/baking。I thoroughly enjoyed Fresh Freeze and recommend it for people looking for freezer information， but also great recipes。 。。。more
Simone
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Thank you， Netgalley and the author/publisher， for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own。Run and buy this book when it is released！！！！ This book is fantastic for doomsday preppers but also for those who in these times of inflation and food shortages due to the pandemic and the war in the Ukraine want to fill their freezers。 The author provides an easy-to-understand 101 of the methods to freeze， the typ Thank you， Netgalley and the author/publisher， for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own。Run and buy this book when it is released！！！！ This book is fantastic for doomsday preppers but also for those who in these times of inflation and food shortages due to the pandemic and the war in the Ukraine want to fill their freezers。 The author provides an easy-to-understand 101 of the methods to freeze， the types of freezers with the pros and cons， the ways to unthaw properly， etc。 And then， OMG， the recipes in this book！！！！！ Those were all things my picky eaters （aka kids and husband） enjoy。 The author made me want to get up and reorganize my chest freezer， for which， by the way， she describes her system and little hacks to keep her freezer organized。 。。。more
Shonte Madsen
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As someone who has grown up from a young age with a large garden， I have been freezing produce for years。 I love that this book offers something for beginners and those who have been freezing produce for a while。 I love the recipes in this book and am excited to try them in my own home。 The photography is beautiful。 I received an early access to this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。
Cathy
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Title: Freeze Fresh: The Ultimate Guide to Preserving 55 Fruits and Vegetables 🌽 🌶 for Maximum Flavor and VersatilityAuthor: Crystal SchmidtPublisher: Storey Publishing， LLCPublication date: July 5， 2022Review: This is a beautifully laid out， informative "ultimate guide" for farmers， home gardeners， and anyone with trees in their yard that give you a bounty of avocados， mango， lychee， or in our case guava， calamansi and tangerines。 There are also great tips on freezers， organization and recipes Title: Freeze Fresh: The Ultimate Guide to Preserving 55 Fruits and Vegetables 🌽 🌶 for Maximum Flavor and VersatilityAuthor: Crystal SchmidtPublisher: Storey Publishing， LLCPublication date: July 5， 2022Review: This is a beautifully laid out， informative "ultimate guide" for farmers， home gardeners， and anyone with trees in their yard that give you a bounty of avocados， mango， lychee， or in our case guava， calamansi and tangerines。 There are also great tips on freezers， organization and recipes that let you use the frozen fruits and vegetables。 If this is how I lived now， instead of in an apartment with an over the refrigerator freezer， this is definitely worth trying。 I love this lifestyle of growing food， giving away or preserving the food by canning， dehydrating or now fresh freezing。 It is the Mother Earth lifestyle that I have always dreamed of。 But then the plethora of insects in Hawaii paired with my very skillful knack at killing plants， as well as the whole empty nest stage of my life means that the reality is not the dream。 Still， I like to look at the pictures。 I like to look at the recipes。 I like to imagine someone I know finding peace in the process of preserving their rhubarb and zoodles for a different season。 This book will help you fulfill that dream。 For me， it is just wishful wandering into a different world。 。。。more
Susie
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My kind of book， as I hate food waste， so if I can get the most use out of my fresh food – I will！ Thanks for the tips。 Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review。
Sarah Burton
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I was interested to read Freeze Fresh as I feel I don't make the most of my freezer or fresh produce when it is season。 Freeze Fresh explains the best way to freeze fruit and vegetables and gives great recipe ideas to use your frozen bounty in。 My freezer is a better place for this book。Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read Freeze Fresh。 I was interested to read Freeze Fresh as I feel I don't make the most of my freezer or fresh produce when it is season。 Freeze Fresh explains the best way to freeze fruit and vegetables and gives great recipe ideas to use your frozen bounty in。 My freezer is a better place for this book。Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read Freeze Fresh。 。。。more
Sophia
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I enjoy growing fresh food， but invariably， I grow more than I need or I come across a bulk sale and have to pass it by because I couldn’t possibly use it in time before it went bad。 Preserving the extras to have for later makes sense， but I am not one for canning in a heated kitchen。 I’ve tried freezing our produce， but with poor results when it comes out。 Then I spotted Freeze Fresh and got excited that it might be a good resource to show me where I went wrong and give me even more ideas for w I enjoy growing fresh food， but invariably， I grow more than I need or I come across a bulk sale and have to pass it by because I couldn’t possibly use it in time before it went bad。 Preserving the extras to have for later makes sense， but I am not one for canning in a heated kitchen。 I’ve tried freezing our produce， but with poor results when it comes out。 Then I spotted Freeze Fresh and got excited that it might be a good resource to show me where I went wrong and give me even more ideas for what， how， and later what to make with it。Freeze Fresh begins with an intro to the author and then the advantages of freezing as a method of preservation。 She goes into the history and science behind freezing （no worries， this section is short）。 Then the essential techniques and what supplies are needed。 Right away， I realized that I would not be able to go whole hog like the author because， at the present， I only have a small freezer attached to my refrigerator and she speaks of having a separate one dedicated to freezer preservation （in fact she has three）。 A chest freezer is on my ‘someday’ wish list so I was still very much interested in learning what she had to say。Then there were good tips for freezing like how to cut up the veggies and fruits， how to array them on pans to have them freeze evenly， how to defrost properly， and even how to get frozen foods back to the consistency needed for some cooking projects like the filling for pies。 I was startled to learn that one can freeze in glass containers provided safety precautions are taken。 I liked the frugal tips like saving the vegetable scraps， like tips， skins， etc。 leftover from cutting them up in a freezer bag to later use in veggie broth rather than tossing or composting them。The majority of the book is details about the freezing of individual fruits and veggies。 I liked being able to flip to the ones I personally grow and chose to read those rather than straight through the sections。I should mention that the very first section talks about general uses for large groups of fruits and veggies before getting into the individual ones。 Her first example is using fruits to make jam that is frozen which is a different method to typical freezer jam which has more added sugar。 Now， we’re talking！ Healthier and easier。 This is where she gives the prepping and freezing technique and shares her recipes that correspond。 She then moves on to creating veggie combo packages like cauliflower， broccoli and carrots or making up green juice cubes for smoothies。The individual fruit and veggie sections not only share about how to prep and freeze the raw produce， but freezing things like juice， sauce， or butters derived from them。 I should also mention that these sections include fresh grown herbs and spices including herbal blends ready to go into certain cooking projects to save time later。 My eyebrow went up about freezing lettuce， but apparently it’s great in smoothies and soups later。 Each section there are her recipes for using the frozen produce。 Yum！In summary， Crystal Schmidt’s Freeze Fresh book gave me confidence to try this preservation method again for better results and made me realize that there were more products that could be frozen than I had even imagined。 Her tips and recipes are the bonus that just made it even better。 Definitely a food resource I can recommend。I rec'd an eARC through NetGalley to read in exchange for an honest review。My review posts at Books of My Heart on July 20th。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Freeze Fresh is an accessibly and clearly written resource guide to freezing fresh produce along with some recipes curated and written by Crystal Schmidt。 Due out 19th July 2022 from Storey， it's 208 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。 The included tutorials and recipes show how to select， prepare， and pack produce for preservation by freezing to maximize taste and quality。 Essential and helpful equipment lists are included Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Freeze Fresh is an accessibly and clearly written resource guide to freezing fresh produce along with some recipes curated and written by Crystal Schmidt。 Due out 19th July 2022 from Storey， it's 208 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。 The included tutorials and recipes show how to select， prepare， and pack produce for preservation by freezing to maximize taste and quality。 Essential and helpful equipment lists are included and explained very well。 When I first started processing our garden produce， my tendency was to process -every- single fruit/vegetable no matter how misshapen， overripe， squishy， or blemished。 I hated to 'waste' （compost） -anything- unnecessarily。The author makes a good case for selecting the best fruits and vegetables to freeze and shows how。The following chapters include processing and recipes grouped alphabetically from apples to zucchini。The recipes themselves are easy to read and understand。 They include a header bar along with yields and a description。 Ingredients are listed bullet point in a sidebar。 Measurements are given in imperial （US standard） units only。 Preparation instructions are enumerated step by step。 Substitutions and alternative preparation or serving information are given in highlighted text boxes throughout。Photography and food styling are very well done and prep and serving pictures are appealing and appropriate。Five stars。 This is a good addition to the home gardener's and smallholder's resource libraries。 It's not a replacement for canning encyclopedias like Ball's Blue Book， but it's very good for specifics and tips for freezing produce with a collection of varied and useful recipes for using frozen fruits and veggies。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Kayla Groening
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"Freeze Fresh" by Crystal Schmidt is a wonderful resource for homesteaders， culinary enthusiasts and anyone interested in reducing food waste （and stretching their grocery budget）。I like how the book is arranged in alphabetic order by the name of the food。 It makes it really easy to find the page you need。 The recipes are simple， easy to follow and perfect for meal prepping！。 In addition to the food guide and recipes， the book covers numerous topics including :- how to select food for freezing- "Freeze Fresh" by Crystal Schmidt is a wonderful resource for homesteaders， culinary enthusiasts and anyone interested in reducing food waste （and stretching their grocery budget）。I like how the book is arranged in alphabetic order by the name of the food。 It makes it really easy to find the page you need。 The recipes are simple， easy to follow and perfect for meal prepping！。 In addition to the food guide and recipes， the book covers numerous topics including :- how to select food for freezing- freezing preparation- types of containers to use- types of freezers and other helpful kitchen tools and，- freezer organizationWith the price of food on the rise， this book is well worth the investment！ 。。。more
Andrea Smith
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I was interested in filling the gaps in my freezing knowledge。 Recently， I had surgery and had a need to freeze meals for the family while I recovered。 I soon learned there are big gaps from knowing how to freeze bagged corn and freezing meals。 This book delivered on filling those gaps！ This is a great guide to freezing fresh fruits and vegetables。 The author provides great details about food prep time， freezing， what containers to use， and defrosting our items， cooking time。 I'm a visual learne I was interested in filling the gaps in my freezing knowledge。 Recently， I had surgery and had a need to freeze meals for the family while I recovered。 I soon learned there are big gaps from knowing how to freeze bagged corn and freezing meals。 This book delivered on filling those gaps！ This is a great guide to freezing fresh fruits and vegetables。 The author provides great details about food prep time， freezing， what containers to use， and defrosting our items， cooking time。 I'm a visual learner， so I loved how many pictures were provided with detailed instructions。 I better understand what freezes well， what may be better cooked before it is frozen， and how long to defrost items before cooking。 The latter bit was what I was struggling to achieve correctly。 I loved that the author provides a recipe section and how to use the food we've frozen。 Her instructions use basic language， simple directions， with a quick prep time。 This allows us as parents to spend less time in the kitchen， and more time with the family。 Summer is coming。 Each year， we try to find fun family activities to keep kids entertained when on summer break。 If you haven't gone strawberries or apple picking with your kiddos，mine love it。 There are a lot of jobs they can help with once the fruits or vegetables are home。 Learning can be fun， and reducing waste is important。 These fun memories will reappear when you make a nice fruit pie during the holiday and they helped。 Thanks to Netgalley and Storey Publishing for providing me with an ARC book for an honest review。 。。。more
Ann Dewar
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This is such a simple premise but it is delivered in such a friendly， conversational tone， with lots of practical tips and fantastic recipes that you’ll want to either immediately plant something （guilty） or plunder the freezer and start making one of the recipes （guilty again）！This is one of the few recipe books that honestly made me itch to make something straight away and part of the reason for that is that the author is authentically targeting home cooks。 The Ottolenghis of this world make f This is such a simple premise but it is delivered in such a friendly， conversational tone， with lots of practical tips and fantastic recipes that you’ll want to either immediately plant something （guilty） or plunder the freezer and start making one of the recipes （guilty again）！This is one of the few recipe books that honestly made me itch to make something straight away and part of the reason for that is that the author is authentically targeting home cooks。 The Ottolenghis of this world make for great aspirational reads and dinner party recipes but it’s the Nigella’s that I return to for the everyday and this book fits right into the same category。 Fab。 。。。more
Flora
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If you often find yourself having to toss fruits and vegetables （I do！） ， this book would be a great help。 There is so much information pertaining to not only freezing produce and in what form to freeze them but also how to cook them afterwards。 The recipes look so appealing， not to mention the gorgeous photographs spread throughout the book。 Fifty-five popular fruits and vegetables are talked about in detail here， but it seems to me that the info garnered would help us deal with any type of fru If you often find yourself having to toss fruits and vegetables （I do！） ， this book would be a great help。 There is so much information pertaining to not only freezing produce and in what form to freeze them but also how to cook them afterwards。 The recipes look so appealing， not to mention the gorgeous photographs spread throughout the book。 Fifty-five popular fruits and vegetables are talked about in detail here， but it seems to me that the info garnered would help us deal with any type of fruits and vegetables。I have often been impressed with Storey publications， and this one was no exception。 。。。more
whiskeywhisper
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Definitely adding this to my physical shelf， so many freezing options I never knew where there， or lost in today’s society。 Recipes to help use the food you’ve frozen。 Just a please to read and look forward to adding these item into my kitchen。
Lucy
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