Phred wrote:
> G'day mates,
>
> It turns out I'm addicted to broccoli in spite of never seeing it for
> the first 50 years or so! But the damn stuff is often pretty bloody
> expensive ($8 to $9 per kg most times lately, and even the frozen
> packets are around $4 for 500 g) so I was pleased to see some nice
> looking heads on special at our second tier supermarket this week, for
> about $2.50/kg.
>
> Obviously, there's a limit to how much even an addict can eat in a
> week, so questions arise:
>
> 1. How well can it be stored frozen using simple home technology?
>
> 2. For how long? And
>
> 3. How?
>
> Anyone care to offer opinions and advice based on experience with
> successfully freezing broccoli or similar vegetables, please? TIA.
>
> Cheers, Phred.
>

Here's your best shot at getting it done properly. You might try
rec.food.preserving too. It's easy enough to blanch and freeze for
storage but regular freezer bags can lead to freezer burn. I vacuum seal
my broccoli after blanching and it can last up to a year.

Dependent upon where you live it can be fairly easy to grow also.