Blanching ??

mgr7686

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So i have heard some people feed the plecos blanced food and some dont.

I wanted to know what you all do ? and how long do you cook the veggies for ? 1 / 2 Mins ?

thanks
Michael
 

plecoboy88

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i normally blanch the courgette for about 2 minutes, only for the fry tho since the adults can munch through the skin. plus blanching takes all the good stuff out of it.
 

bigbird

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Hello Michael,

It really also depends on which Ls you wish to target. Adults and fry have possibly different likings. I must say, all of my Ls love the zuchinni and I do not blanch this for the adults. for fry as stated blacnhing.
Blanching is actually just the softning up of the outer skin of the vegetable. Depending on your own oven/cook top settings, you basically just wish to soften it up a little and depending on vegetable. If Pea, I blanch for 30seconds and then remove the skin by hand. Also each vegetable has a different requirement as does every L. Cheers jk :thumbup: