Freezing Celery Experiment: Blanched vs. Not Blanched Comparison & Taste Test

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If you ask 100 people if you have to blanch celery before freezing, 50 will say "Yes!" and 50 will say "No, it doesn't matter."
So to settle it once and for all for my own knowledge, I'm doing a side-by-side experiment. I'll freeze two batches of celery: One that has been blanched, and one that has not. Then I'll freeze it all for a few months, and see how both come out. Which one has better taste and texture?
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Equipment used in this video:
FoodSaver FM2000 Vacuum Sealer Machine
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Vacuum Seal Bags (two 50-ft rolls)
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00:00 - Intro
01:19 - Preparing Celery
03:41 - Flash Freezing
05:28 - Vacuum Sealing
06:40 - 3 Months Later
08:29 - Taste Test & Comparison
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10 июл 2024

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@dmo.5220 Год назад

I've been freezing celery out of my garden for several years now and do not blanch it first. I cut it up into pieces ( for soups, stews, spagetti sauce etc.) and measure out 1 cup or 2 cups and then vacume seal. The celery stays perfect and retain all the good flavor.

@kittyrings Год назад

Same here. I've dried my celery thoroughly, then put on a cookie sheet and did a hour freeze, take out and vac/pac them. They are good to go in a salad! or soup, stew, etc.

@dg9905 Год назад

Taste test to determine crunchiness and flavor before cooking would have been very helpful too!

@paisley1134 Год назад

I prefer not blanched. Once you cook those in soups ECT the blanched gets mushy.

@averagejoesmiling456 Год назад

It's good to know that we could get by without blanching the celery, say if we were short on time or resources. Thanks for doing this little experiment, Great Lakes. Take care and God bless!

@hbhb7900 29 дней назад

I like the way blanching brightens the color of vegetables.

@user-ry8xd3yd9s 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for this video! I would freeze the selery from now on. I wasted so much vegetables and green leafy vegetables but you just explained so easy how to do it and showed the difference between the methods. Again Thank You! ❤

@sarac.3259 Год назад

My "Food for Freezing" book which I use a lot, recommends blanching celery, allowing it to be kept for a year. I know many people will use it well before then, but blanching also helps retain the (nutrional) nutritional content.

@hbhb7900 29 дней назад

That’s what I have read, on many agricultural websites. Blanching helps retain the nutrients, the color, and the texture of vegetables.

@greganonymous1323 День назад

Great video. I've been wanting to compare some veggies both ways.

@mjkay8660 Год назад

freeze celery on wax paper on a tray for a few hours then place in freezer bag.

@ZalthorAndNoggin Год назад

A very good and extremely fair comparison test. I'm highly impressed and thank you so much for going to so much time and effort. The jury's out as to which I will go for in future though!! Thanks again.

@GreatLakesPrepping Год назад

You're welcome!

@BouncySlim1 Год назад

Great experiment. A raw eating test would have been beneficial!!!

@brianbell3417 Год назад

I've tossed a lot of celery so this has been helpful. Just for lazy-sake, I'll chop and flash-freeze and go from there. It's worked for Bell peppers and mango so that'll be my first attempt. Cheers!

@montygates8767 Год назад

Good info. Thank you

@pattyandersen5516 Год назад

Thanks you for getting right to it. I’m going to blanch.

@brandysears3546 Год назад

Sending support, love, and kindness from Lexington MI

@m.jackson0846 7 месяцев назад

Brilliant

@koryswenson8586 Год назад

try fresh uncooked how is the texture and taste without cooking?

@nares2005 10 месяцев назад

Great video 👍

@GreatLakesPrepping 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@kellylogan9996 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! I feel blanching takes away a lot of the nutrients. I’ll be freezing my celery from now on. No blanching

@mjkay8660 Год назад

use wax paper as a tube but use resealable (zip lock) bag for easy access

@debschannel6838 Год назад

Thats a great idea as far as giving them a freeze first. My food saver is a little older and pulls all the water to the heater and won't seal. It's very frustrating.

@Gordon_L Год назад

An option might be to put food to be vac sealed in a salad spinner first to remove excess water .

@thehighpriestess8431 6 месяцев назад

I have heard that the blanched celery can stay frozen for longer in the freezer.

@canadapainter658 Год назад

good...

@studentaccount4354 Год назад

I put them in salads like Waldorf and carrot raisin, wish you could have done a raw one.

@hannahwhite2138 Год назад

Would u be willing to do a comparison for broccoli? 😊 Thank you

@GreatLakesPrepping Год назад

I'll put it on the list!

@catherinehouk7166 Год назад

The storage time is longer for the blanched correct?

@GreatLakesPrepping Год назад

Well, I think that is somewhat subjective. If completely frozen, the storage time ought to be the same either way. The comparison was more about how the taste/texture holds up after being frozen and thawed.

@tersta1 Год назад

Thanks for the side by side test. I appreciate these test videos, because they save me from having to do them. You saved me 4 months! I'd go not blanched, but I'd also go with a celery substitution - Swiss Chard and Chinese (Michihili) Cabbage stalks. They are easy to germinate & grow in abundance, taste and have the mouth-feel of celery heart (i.e. crunchy, bland, not stringy) and best of all, the leaves can substitute for Romaine lettuce or spinach. Now, I do "blanch" the leaves before freezing to draw out the juices, but I microwave stacks of them in freezer bags, allow to cool and then freeze. They come out of the freezer looking and tasting pretty much like frozen spinach. Works for spanakopita just fine.