What foods can be frozen and it does not spoil the taste

1. Cheese
You can freeze a big hunk of cheese, and after defrosting it will not crumble. Before freezing if you prefer to slice cheese, add to the container a teaspoon of corn starch or flour, so that during defrosting, the slices don't stick together.
If you love to add to dishes of grated cheese, you can buy a large piece of Parmesan cheese, chop it in a food processor and put in the freezer in special bags for freezing. It can be stored in the freezer for several months, and during cooking it will be enough to open the container or bag to freeze and get a few teaspoons of cheese.

2. Homemade pancakes, waffles and French toast
If you would like to often have Breakfast homemade pancakes, waffles, and toast, you can just make more at the weekend, freeze on a tray for cookies and store in freezer bags.
At any time you will be able to get them out of the freezer, to microwave Breakfast. In any case, get cheaper and tastier than buying frozen cakes at the store.

3. Fruit
The fruit is better to freeze on parchment paper, and then place into freezer bags. It is better to freeze sliced pieces to get them to desserts and smoothies as needed.
If you like smoothies, you can make yourself a frozen fruit blend. Separately freeze slices of apples, pears, peaches, bananas and other fruits that you love. At any time you can make yourself a new smoothie, mixing different kinds of fruits.
If you don't like to cook Slezska thawed banana slices, freeze them whole, with skin. When you decide to cook something with banana, you need to get it out of the freezer, defrost in the microwave, cut the tip and squeeze the contents into the mix.

4. Figure
Not to wait a long time until cooked rice (especially brown rice, which is cooked about 50 minutes), it is possible to freeze it. First pic is frozen on the tray or parchment, and then placed in a freezer bag.
Thawed rice can be fried, used for soups or casseroles. The cooking time will be reduced for an hour (including not only cooking but also washing and soaking).

5. Pies
Can make plenty of Apple pie and enjoy it for a few months. Wrap it in paper for freezing, place in a bag and in the freezer. When you want to enjoy a pie, send it in a preheated oven (about 150 degrees) for 2 hours.

6. Corn
The easiest way to freeze corn is to get it from the leaves, and just like to stick in the freezer. When you want corn, just take it out and warm up in the microwave for 5 minutes. The leaves protect the corn, so it will be fresh.

7. Tomato paste
Put out tomato varieties "Roma" on low heat with garlic, fresh herbs and olive oil for about 4-5 hours. When the mixture has cooled, place it in freezer bags. You can use this mixture for the base of chili or tomato sauce.

8. Pasta
Cook extra pasta and freeze small portions in different packages — you will be able to use one small packet for soups and casseroles.
Before freezing make sure to let the air out of the package — it needs to be as flat as possible. To defrost the lower closed package in hot water for a few minutes.

9. Mashed potatoes
With the help of a spoon for ice cream, take a scoop of mashed potatoes and put the ball on the parchment for baking.
Freeze until the balls become firm, then store in freezer bags. Mashed potatoes will be stored in the freezer for at least two months.

10. Cookie dough
Cookie dough frozen on parchment and stored in a freezer bag. Can divide it into individual portions or just make in the right form.
Using this dough, you can cook the cookies for 1-2 minutes, with no dirty dishes and the table.

11. Potato chips
If you buy enough chips and freeze them in the same packaging in which they were sold, you always have a snack.
In addition, the frozen chips are even more delicious than usual, so that defrosting before use, they do not need.

12. Milk
If the milk you have consumed very slowly, and the remains of sour and result, it is possible to freeze it until next time.
Just pick up the bottle, which will remain in place, as frozen liquids expand. Thawed milk should be well mixed and can be used (but you should not defrost it in the microwave).

13. Juice
The only criterion for freezing of juice and freezing milk, which is quite a large bottle so the frozen drink was to expand.

14. Bread
So you don't have to throw out dry bread, you can slice multiple loaves and freeze. As needed, remove desired pieces of bread and defrost them in the oven or microwave. The bread didn't dry until morning, you can leave it overnight in the off, tightly closed microwave.

15. Pieces of vegetables
You can freeze chopped onions, bell peppers or chili peppers in freezer bags. When they are sufficiently frozen, I can note on the package "portions line" to know how much to take at one time.

16. The juice of lemon and lime, lemon zest
Squeeze the lemon and lime in ice cube trays and place in the freezer. Now have you at any time will be fresh citrus juice. The zest can also be frozen and used for cooking different dishes.

17. Grass
You can freeze herbs in the forms of ice with a small amount of water or broth to the entire year to use for soups, stews or casseroles.

18. Marinated meat
Put the meat in a freezer bag, pour in marinade and put in the freezer. When you take it out, it will already be pickled and it can be directly cook.

19. Homemade casseroles
When you cook a casserole, such as lasagna, why not make more and freeze half, so that during the work week to eat homemade food.
You can use several options for freezing: to Freeze a casserole in a dish whose bottom is lined paper for freezing. When the casserole is enough to freeze, remove the dish, repackage the casserole in freezer paper and send it back in the freezer. Plus the fact that you can enjoy the dish while the casserole is kept in the freezer. When she again you need, place it in the same dish and cook.
Freeze in parts. Prepare pudding, let cool, cut into pieces and freeze. Can be reheated in the microwave.

20. Fish sticks
Semi-finished products, which are sold in stores, it's hard to call it delicious, so why not make homemade fish sticks?
For this you need to buy fresh fish, cut it into small pieces, roll in egg, flour or breadcrumbs, spread on a tray and freeze.
You can then store the homemade fish sticks in freezer bags — they are much tastier than store-bought, inside which is a strange fish mince.

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