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>Like your railing on frozen food. You realize frozen food is far fresher and less likely to have “chemicals” or whatever is your choice enemy right? I think y

>Like your railing on frozen food. You realize frozen food is far fresher and less likely to have “chemicals” or whatever is your choice enemy right? I think you're making stuff up here.

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solarmist 4y ago
Nope. This is true, but phrased in adversarial way. Google flash frozen foods. When frozen they can pause the aging of the food at a chosen time vs shipping it both the consumer and shipper are hoping to get the timing right. So frozen goods have much better control over the state of the food the reaches the consumer. Freezing also physically protects foods by making them harder.
- burnished 4y ago
  Thank you, I should have been more specific, I meant 'making stuff up' in reference to the adversarial portion.
klodolph 4y ago
No, the sentiment about frozen food being superior is on the mark although the exact argument isn’t correct. Frozen produce is harvested at peak, frozen nearby, and then transported. The texture suffers, but in other respects this is far superior to the “fresh” produce you get, which has to survive transportation at room temperature. Whether you would prefer frozen depends on what you are getting and how you prepare it, but there are tons of scenarios where you should prefer frozen foods. Certain foods are clear winners frozen, like peas, corn, spinach, if they are going to be cooked. If you’re making sauces, fillings, pies, etc from berries, frozen berries are your best bet. The non-frozen berries have to be shelf stable and the shelf stable ones don’t taste good. The good tasting berries keep well frozen.
- rightbyte 4y ago
  > far superior to the “fresh” produce you get, which has to survive transportation at room temperature Depends on the distance to transport and water content though. I have never eaten frozen pinneapple, but I guess it would be awful?
  - sokoloff 4y ago
    I’d expect frozen pineapple to be quite good even after thawing. It has a lot of long fiber for structure that I’d expect would survive. Frozen and thawed watermelon (and other similar melons) would likely be dreadful.
  - mupuff1234 4y ago
    Not awful at all. Actually makes for a great summer popsicle.
  - kcplate 4y ago
    It’s good, but it’s not fresh either. It’s better than canned pineapple I think it depends on the application, in a situation or recipe where fresh fruit is important (like a tart), frozen fruits likely won’t measure up. In something baked (like a pie) frozen can work well. A smoothie, frozen fruits can be amazing.
- burnished 4y ago
  I've had good luck with frozen edamame, and I understand that freezing improves fish by killing parasites. Fun stuff. Thank you for the information. To clarify, I had intended to convey that they were effectively making stuff up by accusing that other person of some sort of squeamishness.
  - HWR_14 4y ago
    Edamame is similar to peas, so it makes sense that if one freezes well they both do.
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>Like your railing on frozen food. You realize frozen food is far fresher and less likely to have “chemicals” or whatever is your choice enemy right? I think you're making stuff up here.

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solarmist 4y ago

Nope. This is true, but phrased in adversarial way. Google flash frozen foods. When frozen they can pause the aging of the food at a chosen time vs shipping it both the consumer and shipper are hoping to get the timing right. So frozen goods have much better control over the state of the food the reaches the consumer. Freezing also physically protects foods by making them harder.

burnished 4y ago
Thank you, I should have been more specific, I meant 'making stuff up' in reference to the adversarial portion.

klodolph 4y ago

No, the sentiment about frozen food being superior is on the mark although the exact argument isn’t correct. Frozen produce is harvested at peak, frozen nearby, and then transported. The texture suffers, but in other respects this is far superior to the “fresh” produce you get, which has to survive transportation at room temperature. Whether you would prefer frozen depends on what you are getting and how you prepare it, but there are tons of scenarios where you should prefer frozen foods. Certain foods are clear winners frozen, like peas, corn, spinach, if they are going to be cooked. If you’re making sauces, fillings, pies, etc from berries, frozen berries are your best bet. The non-frozen berries have to be shelf stable and the shelf stable ones don’t taste good. The good tasting berries keep well frozen.

rightbyte 4y ago
> far superior to the “fresh” produce you get, which has to survive transportation at room temperature Depends on the distance to transport and water content though. I have never eaten frozen pinneapple, but I guess it would be awful?
- sokoloff 4y ago
  I’d expect frozen pineapple to be quite good even after thawing. It has a lot of long fiber for structure that I’d expect would survive. Frozen and thawed watermelon (and other similar melons) would likely be dreadful.
- mupuff1234 4y ago
  Not awful at all. Actually makes for a great summer popsicle.
- kcplate 4y ago
  It’s good, but it’s not fresh either. It’s better than canned pineapple I think it depends on the application, in a situation or recipe where fresh fruit is important (like a tart), frozen fruits likely won’t measure up. In something baked (like a pie) frozen can work well. A smoothie, frozen fruits can be amazing.
burnished 4y ago
I've had good luck with frozen edamame, and I understand that freezing improves fish by killing parasites. Fun stuff. Thank you for the information. To clarify, I had intended to convey that they were effectively making stuff up by accusing that other person of some sort of squeamishness.
- HWR_14 4y ago
  Edamame is similar to peas, so it makes sense that if one freezes well they both do.
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