There are just some foods you
should not keep in the freezer. I have friends that think the only way
to keep leftover of foods is by putting them in the freezer. God, this
always makes me sick and I try every time to correct them but it just
keeps repeating itself.
From bread,
to fruits, vegetables and soups, they keep anything that remains of
those foods in the freezer. Yes, I know cold storage is an effective way
to keep and preserve foods to last longer but I can tell you it is not
suitable for every type of food.There are just some foods you
should not keep in the freezer. I have friends that think the only way
to keep leftover of foods is by putting them in the freezer. God, this
always makes me sick and I try every time to correct them but it just
keeps repeating itself.
Foods You Should Not Keep In The Freezer And Why
Onions:
Placing
uncut onions in the refrigerator makes them mushy and soggy by the time
you take them out. When you remove the peel, you see that there is only
one thing such onion is good for — bleeding with other type of foods.
You can no longer slice and dice such onions into foods because they would have lost their traditional colour (they have different colours). So, it’s best to keep your onions in an open, cool and dry place.
Watermelon:
It’s really an unpleasant sight when you bring out a frozen watermelon out of the freezer. Apart from the fact that it no longer looks good, the flesh becomes fibrous and not easy to bite.
If you have
ever tried eating a frozen watermelon that was thawed, you would know
that such watermelon lose their kind of crunchy texture. They become
fibrous and tough in the mouth. Also, research have shown that keeping
them at room temperature might even help preserve the antioxidants present.
Tomatoes:
One of the things freezing does to your tomatoes is to
damage its tissues — just like it does to many other foods. The only way
most foods can be kept frozen is by using rapid and uninterrupted
freezing process.
When you
freeze your whole tomatoes and bring it outside, what you have is
nothing more than the juice and flesh of the tomatoes with the skin
peeling off. You can no longer slice this kind of tomatoes. All you can
now do is to blend with other foods.
Potatoes:
You cannot
put potatoes in the freezer for more than one reason. You should not
even refrigerate your potatoes because the cold temperature makes them
develop a sweet taste to the level that it becomes unpleasant.
This happens
due to the conversion of starch in the potatoes to sugar. This increase
in sugar will cause potatoes to darken when cooked. It is usually
recommended to let your refrigerated potatoes cool totally — if you
refrigerate them, before you cook them. This will help reduce the level
of discolouration.
Even though freezing damages
some food materials, it’s benefits outweighs those damages cause. If you
still want your food to remain safe to eat over a long period, then
freezing is a very good option.
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