Can you freeze cooked potatoes ?

kimmysmum · Post: # 63402Post **kimmysmum** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:41 am

I think it's about $5.99 a kilo so I am not sure what that would equat to in Pounds

magenta flame · Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:00 pm

I freeze potatoes. But I half boil them first with there jackets on. This stops them from going powdery when thawed and heated again.
I don't freeze roast potatoes because you are also freezing the oil you've cooked them in and that's not very healthy.

Silver Ether · Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:42 am

Thats what I did the other day ... I was given a lot of lovely tiny potatoes to many for me to use at the time ... I have used some just to see and they were fine ... Freezer doing nicely, lots of jam, jelly and syrups already done ... great. of blackberrying now ...

fenwoman · Post: # 66806Post **fenwoman** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:08 pm

Clara wrote: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.

Why not do a bulk cook and freeze for your dad then? You could make roasties and mash without all the nastie other ingredients and shove them in his freezer for him.

QuakerBear · Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:11 pm

Bombay potatoes freeze very very well. Make a batch of it, cool in a tupperware, freeze. To eat: leave out to de-frost and either heat in a microwave with a little water splashed over them or in a frying pan on a low heat. I've a good, easy, Indian recipie if anyone wants.

blathanna · Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:12 pm

HI QUAKERBEAR,JUST READ YOUR POST AND WOULD LOVE YOUR RECIPE.
REGARDS
BLATHANNA.,

mrsflibble · Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:54 pm

if freezing pots raw (yes it is possible, keep reading) you can't do it whole BUT grated with skin on, sprinkle onto a couple of trays and stick in the freezer for a few hours, remove and put into bags they are great to add handful by handful to thicken soups and stews. the spreading out on trays thing is time consuming, and if you have a big lot to do leave the non-frozen gratings in a bowl of water to retard discolouration. the tray thing stops all the little bits sticking together in one big clump.