Freezing and Drying Food

If you can't use it before the labeled "best by" date, there would be no reason you couldn't freeze it - as long as it has been stored properly in the meantime. The food's texture might be different, but that's better than tossing out good food. Just make sure you thaw it under refrigeration and use it up within a day or two of thawing.

If you have access to a Mexican grocery or market, I would start there.

Yes, you can freeze dried lima beans.

If this is for a pet i would say no but i found out that if you go to tikitkireptiles.com you can get mealworms and flys there for lizards.

Jalapeno peppers, for one. peppers?

You take fruit and make sure you get all of the juices out, you add pectin and sugar. Then get a pressure cooker and put it into jars until it says it is done. Then get it out with tongs (IT WILL BE HOT) and wait for it to set and go cold before putting it away.

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Jellies and jams are made by boiling fruit with sugar until the mixture "jells" or thickens.

Many fruits, particular apples, contain enough natural pectin that additional pectin is not needed for jelling. Other fruit needs the addition of pectin, or apple peels which are high in pectin, for a good jell.

Jelly, at least in American cooking, is made of strained fruit juice and sugar so that the end product is clear. Jams are made with crushed fruit, with or without seeds, so that the final product is thick and dense. Jams became popular with home cooks as they made more economical use of fruit with less waste than the clear jellies. Preserves can be a combination of the two techniques, with hole or cut fruit suspended in clear jelly.

Wrap it in foil and then insert it into a freezer zip lock bag, or other air tight container to prevent freezer burn.

I believe that its so the bread doesn't get soggy. I have also heard that if they are kept in the refrigerator for more than two days they develop mold.

To answer the question "can you freeze mushrooms?" I first want to clarify that I have infact frozen wild moral mushrooms two years in a row. So "yes" you can. I first put them in salt water over night in the refrigerator, then the next day slice the morals in half long ways and make sure there are no little critters inside. Wash them carefully as they tend to be fragile. Place then in an airtight container; be sure not to over stack them, and freeze. I have not kept them for more than 1 month before cooking. They are best breaded and pan fried, season to taste.

Freeze, Pickle and Dried and then re-hydrated in water or red wine overnight before using in your favourite recipe

say for example you by meat and put it in the fridge and cooked food aswell then the meats bacteria will go on to the cooked food and u can get ill also need to keep hygenic.

To tell if your freezer is broken you put an ice cube in a small container and put a penny on top of the ice cube. then you put it in the freezer. After a couple days you check it. If the ice has melted and the penny is no longer on top of the ice cube then you should probably check your food in your freezer and get your freezer fixed.

Wet ingredients are those such as milk, eggs, yogurt, or other "wet" items in a recipe.

Similar to soft.

Dry ingredients are like flour, sugar, baking soda, etc.

Yes, the galangal can be frozen by slicing the unpeeled root into quarter-inch thick slices, then wrapping well and freezing. Frozen galangal holds its flavor well and does not need to be peeled like ginger. It should be good up to 3 months.

I wouldn't think you would freeze walleye any different than crappie or bass or catfish. I usually freeze my fresh fish in gallon or quart size baggies with salt water.

Yes, it does freeze well, but take it out at lease 12 hours before use.

Yes, you can freeze them although I don't see the benefit if they are already canned. If you are asking if you can put an unopened can of black beans in a can into a freezer then freeze it the answer would be "Yes". I do not know whether or not the can might rupture when frozen but I believe that only happens with carbonated or fermented products that are canned.

Dried smoked herring is known as Kippers in the u.k.

ANSWER: The most known and common would be dry bread (for example).

You can rehydrate jerky to restore some of the meat's original texture for your dish. Treat the jerky as you would dried mushrooms. Soak it in a liquid-water, broth, or even wine-until the pieces plump up, usually within a half hour or so.

Sauerkraut that has been frozen won't be unsafe, but may have a different texture than before.

A dehydrator is used to remove water or moisture from something - usually from food. Drying food is a preservation method to extend usable shelf life. There are many different kinds available that can fit most people's needs and pocketbook.

Yes, you can safely freeze crackers.

Yes, you can safely freeze zucchini.

Yes, you can safely freeze ham after it has been cooked. After thawing the same frozen cooked ham, it is unsafe to freeze it again.