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Default Freezing broccoli?

In article >,
Lin > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > Blanch before freezing. Works well!
> > Blanching works for most frozen veggie preservation.

>
> And put broccoli in a cold/ice water bath to stop the cooking from the
> blanch. Certain veggies do well with salt in the water.
>
> We use a FoodSaver here and I find that broccoli (and other veggies)
> don't tend to crush as easily as they could if I put them on a cookie
> sheet and freeze them before bagging them.
>
> --Lin


I've used that technique for blanching and freezing too. Plus it makes
things easier to handle.
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