Freeze fresh: The Ultimate Guide to Preserving 55 Fruits and Vegetables for Maximum Flavor and Versatility
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Summary
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
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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I really enjoyed this book - it was actually very helpful， having just got into doing bulk meals and staying on top of food waste which was common in our household until now， this book has acted as an aid to help up with that educating me in the knowledge of freezing food。I've invested quite smartly in some freezer bags， even separating food in boxes to help with space as our freezer size isn't a great amount。 This book gave me lots of ideas on how to start organising more and reducing the size， I really enjoyed this book - it was actually very helpful， having just got into doing bulk meals and staying on top of food waste which was common in our household until now， this book has acted as an aid to help up with that educating me in the knowledge of freezing food。I've invested quite smartly in some freezer bags， even separating food in boxes to help with space as our freezer size isn't a great amount。 This book gave me lots of ideas on how to start organising more and reducing the size， bulky veggies do take up a lot of room so shredding them gives a whole new load of room for me。 I originally stayed far away from compote and things like that but now I have a slight idea of what I'm doing this will help， I now have a Ninja Foodie which makes things like that far more easier for someone like me and this has given me more time and reduced food costs which is brilliant at a time like this！I particularly liked the beginning part which was interesting and touched on a time before modern freezing and I think this where we need extra education to generations such as mine， who has only ever known there to be a fridge or freezer， now we have a pantry and live in and older house this has opened the world up to me on what will keep and for how long。 Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read a FREE ARC in return for my review， I'll definitely be going out to buy this book and it's honestly going to be one for the kitchen shelf for me！ 。。。more
Keeley Holloway
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This is a brilliant recipe book filled with not only instructions on how to freeze different fruit and vegetables， but also recipes using the frozen items。 The recipes are varied and make good use of the frozen fruit and vegetables。 The author has selected a good range of pictures to illustrate how it is done and the recipes they may be used for。 She has also given brilliant descriptions and instructions on how to do things properly， and best practice。
Brenda
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Freeze Fresh is a wondrous compendium of practical freezing ideas whether for produce you have grown yourself or bought in a market or store。 The photography is spectacular and the information is written simply and in a friendly encouraging tone。 The book contains information on produce freezing techniques， 100 recipes which freeze well and utilizing 55 fruit and vegetables in the best specific way （for example， when some produce thaws it becomes mushy; Crystal Schmidt gives tips on how to use i Freeze Fresh is a wondrous compendium of practical freezing ideas whether for produce you have grown yourself or bought in a market or store。 The photography is spectacular and the information is written simply and in a friendly encouraging tone。 The book contains information on produce freezing techniques， 100 recipes which freeze well and utilizing 55 fruit and vegetables in the best specific way （for example， when some produce thaws it becomes mushy; Crystal Schmidt gives tips on how to use it in its mushy state）。 She discusses food safety， thawing， freezing in various containers （including glass jars）， reasons for freezing， freezers themselves and how our ancestors preserved food。 Have you frozen garlic cloves， beets， figs， mushrooms， cucumbers or asparagus？ Why not， right？ No idea why my freezing repertoire has been lackluster。。。but that is changing， starting today。 It seems there is more produce one can freeze than can't！ Inspired， I froze apple slices and celery slices。Schmidt's explanations and directions make so much sense！ Just makes me wonder why this hasn't been done before？！ But it has now， thankfully。 She is systematic and thorough without being the slightest bit overwhelming。 This is so doable for any gardening/cooking/preserving level。 Amongst the 100 included recipes using said frozen produce are "Lazy" Chocolate-Covered Frozen Banana Slices， Seedy Beet Crackers， Caesar Roasted Broccoli （am making this tomorrow）， Cabbage Roll Soup， Honey-Butter Carrot Mash， Cherry Butter， Grandma's Sweet Freezer Pickles， Fig Cookie Smoothie， Garlic-Sesame Green Beans， Salted Caramel Pear Butter and Garlic Herb Blend in Greek Meatballs。 Whether you are starting out with freezing fresh fruit and vegetables or have done it for years， you will certainly experience many aha moments here and put much of what you learn into practice。 Fresh Freeze should be required reading for every Home Economics student; heck， for everyone！ It is almost a three-in-one book。 It is pure gold for gardeners， foragers and preservers such as myself。My sincere thank you to Storey Publishing and NetGalley for the privilege of reading/learning from this epic book！ I could not possibly be happier with a book on this topic。 。。。more
Amy
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A must-have resource for anyone that wants to preserve produce by freezing。 You will learn the basics of equipment needed， pros and cons of types of freezers， and various techniques for any kind of produce。 If you have a garden producing more than you can eat in a week， preserving is a must。 Tips on how to organize， the importance of labeling， and even how to defrost safely and efficiently are shared。 The best part？ The recipes！！ A step by step guide on how to freeze-preserve AND recipes to use A must-have resource for anyone that wants to preserve produce by freezing。 You will learn the basics of equipment needed， pros and cons of types of freezers， and various techniques for any kind of produce。 If you have a garden producing more than you can eat in a week， preserving is a must。 Tips on how to organize， the importance of labeling， and even how to defrost safely and efficiently are shared。 The best part？ The recipes！！ A step by step guide on how to freeze-preserve AND recipes to use any type of fruit of vegetable you’d like。 A resource I will refer to again and again。Thank you to NetGalley， the author， and the publisher for an advance reading copy。 This is one to purchase and retain in your kitchen library ！！ 。。。more
Sue
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Crystal Schmidt has provided clear easy instruction on how to preserve the freshness and bounty of 55 fruits and vegetables in the book FREEZE FRESH。 Now I've been freezing our garden's plenty for 50 years and before that I helped my mom can， pickle， and freeze our huge farm gardens。 Still I learned some tips from Crystal， but learned some science behind preserving successes and failures。 Information about containers（ rigid， baggie， silicone） and newer methods like flash freezing will get newbie Crystal Schmidt has provided clear easy instruction on how to preserve the freshness and bounty of 55 fruits and vegetables in the book FREEZE FRESH。 Now I've been freezing our garden's plenty for 50 years and before that I helped my mom can， pickle， and freeze our huge farm gardens。 Still I learned some tips from Crystal， but learned some science behind preserving successes and failures。 Information about containers（ rigid， baggie， silicone） and newer methods like flash freezing will get newbies started with ease。 Many fruits and veggies also had a tasty recipe to try。 I know I am going to try the apple pie filling one。 We hear often that we should eat a rainbow; all you have to do is feast your eyes on the vivid photographs in this book and you will totally understand。 Healthy eating is colorful。 I received an e-copy of this book from the publisher and Netgalley。 All opinions are mine。 。。。more
Cindy
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A wonderful book full of great procedures and tips to use when freezing fresh produce from your garden or the store。 Many recipes were included to help you use all of the fruits and vegetables that you have frozen。 Some recipes are for the table and some are for the freezer。 Each recipe includes the best way to freeze and how to thaw and use the produce you have put away。 Great photographs of the finished products。 I looking forward to the garden coming in so I can try out these ideas and recipe A wonderful book full of great procedures and tips to use when freezing fresh produce from your garden or the store。 Many recipes were included to help you use all of the fruits and vegetables that you have frozen。 Some recipes are for the table and some are for the freezer。 Each recipe includes the best way to freeze and how to thaw and use the produce you have put away。 Great photographs of the finished products。 I looking forward to the garden coming in so I can try out these ideas and recipes。 。。。more
Kimberly P。
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Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for the opportunity to read an advanced reader's copy of this book for an honest review。 （Publish Date: July 19， 2022）“Freeze Fresh” by Crystal Schmidt is a beautiful and valuable guide on how to properly prep and freeze fresh produce for year-round eating。This book instantly appealed to me， because I have been dabbling with freezing some produce and other foods to keep them from going bad before I’m ready to use them。 It seems like prices continue to Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for the opportunity to read an advanced reader's copy of this book for an honest review。 （Publish Date: July 19， 2022）“Freeze Fresh” by Crystal Schmidt is a beautiful and valuable guide on how to properly prep and freeze fresh produce for year-round eating。This book instantly appealed to me， because I have been dabbling with freezing some produce and other foods to keep them from going bad before I’m ready to use them。 It seems like prices continue to be rising on producing each week I visit the grocery store， so I was looking for a cost-effective and less wasteful solution。 I was amazed by this book’s attractively simple presentation， the abundance of helpful photos， and the easy-to-follow instructions。 I also loved finding several recipes scattered throughout the book with ideas on how to use your frozen produce year-round！The “Freezing Produce from A to Z” guide in this book included everything from favorites like apples， bananas， berries， and green beans to unexpected items like avocados， cucumbers， mushrooms， and tomatoes。 The author fully explains how to prep and freeze each item， so there’s completely no guesswork！ I never thought about grating fruits and veggies before freezing them， but it makes perfect sense for produce you would use when cooking anyway。 Ever have a recipe that calls for lemon zest and you don’t have any fresh lemons on hand？ Now， you can freeze any citrus zest and have it ready to go in your freezer for any recipe！I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone wanting to save money and learn how to properly freeze fresh produce。 I hate having to throw away what was once perfectly fine fruits and veggies due to lack of time and use， but this book was the solution I so desperately needed！ I definitely plan to purchase this book and will be using it regularly this summer when my home garden is overflowing with produce。 。。。more
Leyla Johnson
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This book is great。 I freeze a lot of food as I grow my own vegetables and I also buy in bulk to take advantage of the seasons。 I have learnt a lot from this book - who would have thought that one could freeze avocado， as well as other things。 There is a great introduction to method and any problems that may arise such as freezer burn。 Next is a beautifully photograph section， in alphabetical order of how to freeze the fresh item， and recipe and freezing information of the finished dish。 I reall This book is great。 I freeze a lot of food as I grow my own vegetables and I also buy in bulk to take advantage of the seasons。 I have learnt a lot from this book - who would have thought that one could freeze avocado， as well as other things。 There is a great introduction to method and any problems that may arise such as freezer burn。 Next is a beautifully photograph section， in alphabetical order of how to freeze the fresh item， and recipe and freezing information of the finished dish。 I really recommend this book， especially in these busy times - such a time saver in the end。 。。。more
Johanna Sawyer
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Outstanding read！ Ever want to freeze your fruits and vegetables from a garden surplus。 This book takes you through blanching or direct freezing。 Some people might find freezing food daunting and this was an excellent guide to overcome some of the overwhelming information usually accompanied from books。 This was an easy to follow and an excellent source of information。 I would love a copy of this book for my shelf！ If you garden then this is a must have for a sustainable living。 Five stars I rec Outstanding read！ Ever want to freeze your fruits and vegetables from a garden surplus。 This book takes you through blanching or direct freezing。 Some people might find freezing food daunting and this was an excellent guide to overcome some of the overwhelming information usually accompanied from books。 This was an easy to follow and an excellent source of information。 I would love a copy of this book for my shelf！ If you garden then this is a must have for a sustainable living。 Five stars I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review。 。。。more
Colette Brennan
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This book is very informative it takes you through the stages of preparation for freezing to ensure that you do not end up with a mushy pile on defrost。 I particularly like the A-Z of foods and individualised instructions for each fruit/vegetable。This book has helped me to economise and reduce waste。 I previously had not realised that freshly prepared foods such as Bacon Wrapped Jalapeños could be frozen。 I knew the individual components could be frozen but did not think that the end product was This book is very informative it takes you through the stages of preparation for freezing to ensure that you do not end up with a mushy pile on defrost。 I particularly like the A-Z of foods and individualised instructions for each fruit/vegetable。This book has helped me to economise and reduce waste。 I previously had not realised that freshly prepared foods such as Bacon Wrapped Jalapeños could be frozen。 I knew the individual components could be frozen but did not think that the end product was （my lack of personal knowledge！） This means that all left overs can be carefully packed in the freezer for fast meals midweek and less food waste all round。Thank you！Thank you Netgalley for a free copy of the ebook in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Linda
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Wonderful comprehensive book on freezing fruits and vegetables。 Freezing basics are covered first。 Here you learn all about the science of freezing， techniques， containers， tools， and freezers。 Next is the freezing Produce A to Z。 Here you learn how to prep， freeze， thaw and cook。 All presented in easy to read and reference format。 Many recipes are also included and the pictures are gorgeous。 An excellent book to keep on hand。 I look forward to adding this book to my collection。 Thank you to Net Wonderful comprehensive book on freezing fruits and vegetables。 Freezing basics are covered first。 Here you learn all about the science of freezing， techniques， containers， tools， and freezers。 Next is the freezing Produce A to Z。 Here you learn how to prep， freeze， thaw and cook。 All presented in easy to read and reference format。 Many recipes are also included and the pictures are gorgeous。 An excellent book to keep on hand。 I look forward to adding this book to my collection。 Thank you to NetGalley， Storey Publishing， and the author for the ARC。 。。。more
Diane Hernandez
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If you have a garden and want an alternative to canning， you need Freeze Fresh。 It clearly and concisely explains how to freeze your abundant harvests （or farmer’s market/supermarket sale finds）。 It covers 55 fruits， vegetables and herbs。 It also includes recipes used before freezing and many more using the frozen bounty itself。I was surprised by what you can freeze。 Avocado？ Yes！ That will save me crying over the brown dried up ones in the bottom of the bag。 Celery？ Citrus？ Surprising， yes！ How If you have a garden and want an alternative to canning， you need Freeze Fresh。 It clearly and concisely explains how to freeze your abundant harvests （or farmer’s market/supermarket sale finds）。 It covers 55 fruits， vegetables and herbs。 It also includes recipes used before freezing and many more using the frozen bounty itself。I was surprised by what you can freeze。 Avocado？ Yes！ That will save me crying over the brown dried up ones in the bottom of the bag。 Celery？ Citrus？ Surprising， yes！ However， the item I can’t wait to make are freezer pickles。 Recipes for three types are included。Freeze Fresh is a great way to avoid food waste while ensuring that fresh produce is always ready in your freezer。 5 stars and a favorite！Thanks to Storey Publishing and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Stacy
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If you want to freeze fruits and vegetables， this is the book for you。 It has alot of information but not in an overwhelming way。 The book starts off with why freezing fruits and veggies are a good thing and then explains the various techniques， types of containers that work best， and other supplies you may need。 Then it lists the fruits/veggies from A to Z instructing you how to prep， freeze， and if there are any special thawing instructions。 There are also some recipes to make with the frozen If you want to freeze fruits and vegetables， this is the book for you。 It has alot of information but not in an overwhelming way。 The book starts off with why freezing fruits and veggies are a good thing and then explains the various techniques， types of containers that work best， and other supplies you may need。 Then it lists the fruits/veggies from A to Z instructing you how to prep， freeze， and if there are any special thawing instructions。 There are also some recipes to make with the frozen ingredients。 My personal favorite was the Banana Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting。 It was so good and didn't last long。 I also learned you can freeze lemon zest which means I don't have to waste part of the lemon when I just need the juice so there's less waste。 。。。more
A Home Library
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Thank you to the publisher， author， and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for honest feedback。 I am excited to read and review this book because I am aiming to get into freezing foods to save money & waste less food product。 I actually have bought a vacuum sealer and freeze meats， but I need to learn more about how to do other types of foods and best practices。 Just glancing quickly through the book， you can tell that there are really high quality photographs and lots of content。 The Thank you to the publisher， author， and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for honest feedback。 I am excited to read and review this book because I am aiming to get into freezing foods to save money & waste less food product。 I actually have bought a vacuum sealer and freeze meats， but I need to learn more about how to do other types of foods and best practices。 Just glancing quickly through the book， you can tell that there are really high quality photographs and lots of content。 The book itself is divided into Freezing Basics -- the why， how， when types of sections， and then a "freezing produce from A to Z" index （pretty cool idea）。 The produce a-z index has a variety of examples， not too many， and most are very common so it's useable information。 The section about "the science of freezing fruits & vegetables" was very informative and provided some lasting knowledge that would help understand HOW/WHY you're freezing the foods and what the appropriate practice is for your aims/items。The content is presented in quick， clear， and straight forward sections alongside high quality food photography。 In some sections， there are step-by-step instructions with visuals and there are recipes。 Really， this book provides important information， nice pictures， and useable recipes for anyone who wants to learn how to prepare and/or save food。 。。。more
Mardi
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[Review of uncorrected page proofs for NetGalley; Foreword & Index not provided]I just sat reading the table of contents over and over for the longest time--things I never considered freezing。 Schmidt lives and gardens in Wisconsin so her growing season vs。 mine in NC are vastly different。 She's freezing things I can get fresh just any old time but once I read her tips and recipes I started thinking about all of the food waste I have。 Being able to readily get more onions isn't necessarily a gre [Review of uncorrected page proofs for NetGalley; Foreword & Index not provided]I just sat reading the table of contents over and over for the longest time--things I never considered freezing。 Schmidt lives and gardens in Wisconsin so her growing season vs。 mine in NC are vastly different。 She's freezing things I can get fresh just any old time but once I read her tips and recipes I started thinking about all of the food waste I have。 Being able to readily get more onions isn't necessarily a great thing。 I was just reading this title to review it but I found myself making notes and hoping I'd remember to change some habits （veggie scrap bag in the freezer for stock--heck yeah）。In addition to instructions for prepping and freezing around 50 fruits， vegetables， and herbs （again， genius）， Schmidt also includes consumer tips about purchasing a freezer and provides great practical tips about various freezing methods， the merits of various types of containers， supplies & tools， and thawing instructions。 I grew up in a family that gardened and preserved and I've （often unwillingly） participated in canning & freezing since childhood。 I picked up tons of helpful tips from Fresh Freeze。 But this book will also serve beginners。 My fave thing: she offers great advice for small batch preserving。 。。。more
Kaitlyn
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I received this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This was a great book！ I really enjoyed it and I will definitely be using it as a reference when freezing fruits and veggies in the future。
Mary
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Excellent！！ Jam packed with information on how to freeze for preservation of so many different fruits and vegetables。 There were so many that I didn’t realize could be frozen。 Very informative and practical。 It also includes a fantastic selection of various recipes for the featured fruits and vegetables。This is another cookbook that I will be purchasing upon release for my own reference and collection。 Thank you， NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me a temporary copy in exchange for an hon Excellent！！ Jam packed with information on how to freeze for preservation of so many different fruits and vegetables。 There were so many that I didn’t realize could be frozen。 Very informative and practical。 It also includes a fantastic selection of various recipes for the featured fruits and vegetables。This is another cookbook that I will be purchasing upon release for my own reference and collection。 Thank you， NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me a temporary copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Joni Owens
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Wow I had no idea how much and how easy it is to freeze fruits and vegetables！ It’s crazy to think how much I’ve thrown away that I could have frozen and used later。 Each item has freezing instructions as well as storing and thawing。 There’s also recipes included on how to use each item。
Natasha Harris
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This was a great guide to freezer preserving almost all of the things I make for meal prep on a regular basis。 Highly recommend if you're not sure how to freeze your everyday foods。 To know which can be frozen as-is and which need to be blanched or cooked is extremely beneficial。 This was a great guide to freezer preserving almost all of the things I make for meal prep on a regular basis。 Highly recommend if you're not sure how to freeze your everyday foods。 To know which can be frozen as-is and which need to be blanched or cooked is extremely beneficial。 。。。more
KES
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No - skip it。As a home economist， I didn't find it useful nor accurate。 I am not someone who regularly engages in home food preservation but even I have better tips， tricks and advice than this source。I couldn't believe the section on leafy greens。 The comment about freezing lettuce just really frosted my flakes。 So in answer the question posed in the book， did you know you can freeze lettuce？ You can freeze anything but why would you waste your time， effort， freezer space for something that cou No - skip it。As a home economist， I didn't find it useful nor accurate。 I am not someone who regularly engages in home food preservation but even I have better tips， tricks and advice than this source。I couldn't believe the section on leafy greens。 The comment about freezing lettuce just really frosted my flakes。 So in answer the question posed in the book， did you know you can freeze lettuce？ You can freeze anything but why would you waste your time， effort， freezer space for something that could be over 95% water。 I don't need to freeze water。 And then there were no recipes to use said frozen lettuce water。I received an ARC from Netgalley to prepare my honest review。 。。。more
Bozhena Levine
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Thank you to the Storey Publishing and NetGalley for the advanced electronic review copy of this book。 This is a great guide explaining how best to freeze a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables and how to cook with them afterwards。 It provides recipes and different cooking method ， explaining how to incorporate these frozen foods into healthy meals。
Kara Sorensen
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This is a great guide not only for all of us urban farmers that get a little too excited in the spring and end up drowning in tomatoes by the end of summer， but also for anyone that would like to make their leftover produce go a little farther。 I appreciated the thorough introduction to freezing as a method of preservation as well as the science and history behind it。 As the author states， freezing can be an alternative to canning when you have too much to use， but not enough to haul out the can This is a great guide not only for all of us urban farmers that get a little too excited in the spring and end up drowning in tomatoes by the end of summer， but also for anyone that would like to make their leftover produce go a little farther。 I appreciated the thorough introduction to freezing as a method of preservation as well as the science and history behind it。 As the author states， freezing can be an alternative to canning when you have too much to use， but not enough to haul out the canning paraphernalia， a situation I am often in。 I love the idea of having a broth bowl in the freezer to deposit my food scraps instead of the trash。 My favorite feature of this book are the recipes。 Once you’ve followed the instructions and have produced 5 lbs of lovingly frozen shredded carrots， there are hints and tips for use as well as a couple of full recipes that look delicious。 Plus， the beautiful pictures are making my fingers itch to plant tomatoes again！Thanks for Netgalley and Crystal Schmidt for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Veronika
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Really enjoyed this book！ As someone who freezes a lot of produce in my freezer but in a very amateurish way （by just putting whatever it is I am freezing in a zip lock bag and that’s it）， I was really looking forward to reading this and learning something new and usable。The book is basically divided into three parts: freezing techniques， recipes that freeze well and recipes that use frozen produce。 The foreword hasn’t been written yet and the index doesn’t show the correct page numbers but besi Really enjoyed this book！ As someone who freezes a lot of produce in my freezer but in a very amateurish way （by just putting whatever it is I am freezing in a zip lock bag and that’s it）， I was really looking forward to reading this and learning something new and usable。The book is basically divided into three parts: freezing techniques， recipes that freeze well and recipes that use frozen produce。 The foreword hasn’t been written yet and the index doesn’t show the correct page numbers but besides these two little details the book is complete。 There are many photographs and the text is well written， comprehensible and the recipes look delicious （though personally I would have to alter many as I am vegan）。 It’s not a book that you are meant to read start to finish， but rather one to use when you want to freeze a specific item or try particular recipe。 Thank you Net Galley for the digital copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Chelsea
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Full of useful tips and information with regards to freezing fruits and veg。 I'd say this will be a useful addition for a new cook to have to hand。 It has step by step instructions for all processes with handy hints and tips alongside some tasty recipes i recommend the raspberry cheesecake brownies！ Thank you for letting me read this advance copy I look forward to putting some more of the recipes to use！ Full of useful tips and information with regards to freezing fruits and veg。 I'd say this will be a useful addition for a new cook to have to hand。 It has step by step instructions for all processes with handy hints and tips alongside some tasty recipes i recommend the raspberry cheesecake brownies！ Thank you for letting me read this advance copy I look forward to putting some more of the recipes to use！ 。。。more
Jene
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