Can you freeze cooked potatoes ?

Silver Ether · Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:32 pm

We dont grow spuds simply dont have the room ... but as I buy English and local as much as poss... got to keep the farmers busy

I double cook veggies so that there is enough for the meal and enough to freeze. keeping the frozen ones till later in the year ... At the momment there are lovely Cornish and Linkshire spuds around and in Bridgnorth, Mapps are just in ... I wondered if I could do the same ... anyone ???

baldowrie · Post: # 61049Post **baldowrie** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:32 pm

yes you can freeze cooked tatties. But I would only par cook them then finish them off when you want them. I make up meals for the freezer, cook in bulk. So I freeze an entire meal.

Clara · Post: # 61050Post **Clara** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:34 pm

Well, I canÂ´t give you firsthand advice as I donÂ´t have a freezer, however I know that my Dad buys frozen roasties and mashed spuds - of course I bet they have other awful ingredients but I donÂ´t know if this affects their freezability.

BTW we let my Dad off cos heÂ´s disabled now, he did grow ALL our veggies when I was a kid.

wulf · Post: # 61099Post **wulf** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:02 am

Yes, it works fine. However, I'm not sure if it is worth filling your freezer with cooked potatoes (easily available and not requiring much effort to cook from raw) if that means squeezing out other things. I have sometimes frozen roast potatoes along with some roast meat but something like mashed or boiled potatoes is more likely to go in the fridge and get used up the next day.

Wulf

flower · Post: # 61170Post **flower** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:26 pm

things freeze better the more fat they contain.

if you freeze plain boiled spuds they are likely to bit a bit mushy on thawing (cos the water in them expands when frozen).
but mashed with butter and milk or cream? delicious!
you can also partially roast them, maybe with herbs and spices, freeze them in an ovenable dish and cook straight from the freezer.

baldowrie · Post: # 61171Post **baldowrie** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:28 pm

hence the slightly under cook them then finish them off on defrosting

Silver Ether · Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:29 pm

tis great then .... The reason I want to freeze some is because I hate buying spuds from other countries ... grrrrrrrrrrr So I just want to have a few of the really nice ones in hand ... got a big freezer too

Thanks for the tips ...

Cornelian · Post: # 61187Post **Cornelian** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:18 pm

I grow my own spuds and while they keep fine for a few months, after a while they tend to go off, so I freeze mashed spuds and they defrost fine. It is just one more way of keeping the harvest.

possum · Post: # 61189Post **possum** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:00 pm

I would freeze them mashed.
Also if you have a mincer - mince the potatoes, freeze it in an open tray, then put into a bag for your own free flowing potato, so you don't have to defrost a whole bag at a time

Shirley · Post: # 61194Post **Shirley** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:06 pm

possum wrote:I would freeze them mashed.
Also if you have a mincer - mince the potatoes, freeze it in an open tray, then put into a bag for your own free flowing potato, so you don't have to defrost a whole bag at a time

What a really good idea!! Thanks for that one.

Thomzo · Post: # 61196Post **Thomzo** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:09 pm

If you mash them why not put them on top of a cottage pie while you are at it. Then you have a whole meal in one to defrost.

Sweedes and parsnips also freeze well mashed.

Zoe

Silver Ether · Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:11 am

Shirlz wrote:
possum wrote:I would freeze them mashed.
Also if you have a mincer - mince the potatoes, freeze it in an open tray, then put into a bag for your own free flowing potato, so you don't have to defrost a whole bag at a time
What a really good idea!! Thanks for that one.

Thats a great idea ... as I look after loads of kids ... :w

Thurston Garden · Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:32 am

I'm with Zoe - Cottage pie is regularly made on a rainy day here for the freezer. ALDI

do pretty cheap, and pretty tasty mince in big frozen bags.

I use the plastic take away boxes from the Chinese Take Away (other people's of course..

...) Remember to put the mash on the bottom though so that when you tip it out it ends up on the top. Reheats in the Rayburn perfectly!

kimmysmum · Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:30 pm

I to buy ALDI

Mince and make Cottage pie freezing several meals from it. Also make Lasagne and Spaghetti Bol as well. That way when I am having a great day in the garden I can just pop a meal in the oven and stay in the dirt.

Thurston Garden · Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:55 am

Aye - I think it is Â£1.75 for 1.5kg. It is made from British coo's who are outside, so apart from the ethics of supermarket purchasing (but beggars can't be choosers!) I don't think there's much wrong with it!