Freezing Courgette?

[D-MAC]

I see that Aldi are doing packs of 3 good sized courgette/Zucchini for 59p this week...I did buy some, but would like to buy loads more at this price...My question is, can you freeze them? Has anyone done this?

 

[Jimmy]

I can't say I've tried myself but have read that that to freeze courgette you slice into rounds, blanch for two minutes, plunge into cold water, drain, and seal in airtight containers or bags.

 

[Irene0100]

never tried, but guess they might go soggy.
good price, but dont have aldi near me.
i grow some in the garden so at least i have a free supply in the summer.

 

[bigbird]

hello,

as they are water based vegie they will go soggy once you freeze them. Have tried and outcome was well a mess. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[scatz]

shame, would be good to have a stash in the freezer

 

[bigbird]

If however I may say so, with yourwarmer weather, they are one of the easiest vegies to grow and cheap. try it. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[D-MAC]

hello,

as they are water based vegie they will go soggy once you freeze them. Have tried and outcome was well a mess. cheers jk :thumbup:

Thanks for the feedback...I did think that this may be the case but at this price it was worth asking :thumbup:

 

[D-MAC]

If however I may say so, with yourwarmer weather, they are one of the easiest vegies to grow and cheap. try it. cheers jk :thumbup:

I have actually done that this week...I've got 2 plants growing so hopefully I will soon have home grown pleco food :yes:
Thanks for your input :thumbup:

 

[Brengun]

Advice is don't do it! Freezing does something to it and becomes toxic to plecos.

 

[D-MAC]

Advice is don't do it! Freezing does something to it and becomes toxic to plecos.

Thanks Brenda, I didn't know that...With the amount I go through I was hoping something could be done...I'll just have to get them fresh and hope the price stays low :thumbup:

 

[macvsog23]

Derek.
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One point is to reduce the cost of growing food the supermarkets mainly buy from 3rd world sources were cost are far cheaper, to aid increasing shelf life they use gassing were they container the food, pump out the air and then pump in a gas to preserve the food for transport.

"Carbon dioxide prevents insects, and depending on concentration, mold, and oxidation from damaging the product. products stored in this way can remain edible for five years."


You will find most perishable foods sold by supermarkets is not grown in the UK.
I have found if I use any veg from the supermarkets it is not devoured with the same gusto as fresh veg.
Any way I would not eat the clap from any supermarket so why ask my fish to?
:whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle:

 

[D-MAC]

While I agree with you, do we really know where most of our veg comes from...All I seem to get up in the frozen north is Spanish produce due to the short growing season that we sometimes find ourselves in...I generaly like buying from Aldi as the Germans do tend to have a higher standard when it comes to foodstuffs...I have found that the Aldi Cougette is devoured the same as the ones bought from my local F&V shop, but they may be Spanish also...I will be real interested to find out how they like my home grown one if they ever come to anything.

 

[bigbird]

again, grow your own in season vegies, zuchinni is the easiest to grow, then go for pellets if needed. I agree gassing is normal for all fruit and veggies, so buy local and whats in season......for the better of all of us...cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
I think that freezing courgette isn't going to work, peas or green beans are good from frozen.

I've found that "Sweet Potato", (The orange fleshed ones) are easy to grow in a pot in the summer (very pretty flowers, but need a lot of warmth and water) and you can store the resulting Sweet Potatoes for months dry (and they don't need to be in the dark). The last of last years is just shrivelling up now (I just slice a slice off the tuber, and leave it on the veg. rack (not in a bag), if you don't cut a slice for a while the cut end won't go rotten but form a thin, dry scar that you can cut off to get at the next slice etc.), so I've had it for 8 months. I also got my originals from Aldi, and next time they are on offer I'm going to get some more.

cheers Darrel

 

[Jackson]

Advice is don't do it! Freezing does something to it and becomes toxic to plecos.

I buy the mutants from the farmers market freeze it all the time and have never lost a pleco doing so. It does go mushy but I doubt it becomes toxic.

 

[Tony_s]

I've done it for years with no problems.

The skin gets eaten more with home grown over store bought.

 

[D-MAC]

I buy the mutants from the farmers market freeze it all the time and have never lost a pleco doing so. It does go mushy but I doubt it becomes toxic.

I've done it for years with no problems.

The skin gets eaten more with home grown over store bought.

Have you done this with store bought and home grown?...I just wonder why they would become toxic :dk:

 

[Jackson]

Have you done this with store bought and home grown?...I just wonder why they would become toxic :dk:

Store bought and ones from the farmers market. Here they can get up to 1.29 a pound so when I see them for .79-.99 a pound I buy a lot of them to last a few months.
The ones from the farmers market are cheaper so I buy a lot more of them. Only problem I see with freezing them is they get mushy when thawed. My Panaque and hypostomus still eat it with no negative outcome.
I just do water change the day after I put it in because it messes up the tank.

 

[macvsog23]

The stores as I said gas this affects the skin I have noticed store brought stuff has a shine to the skin.

 

[FF MkII]

Advice is don't do it! Freezing does something to it

it makes it cold.