Product Description

Everyone who has a freezer finds something unlabelled, unrecognisable and out of date every time they defrost! Here is a practical management plan to control this waste. Everything you need to know in one handy volume. There's food preparation and packaging, storage times, freezing made-up dishes, cooking from frozen, defrosting, freezer-to-microwave cookery, hygiene and food safety. Plus that fail-safe system to prevent you finding UFOs (unidentified frozen objects!)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1232 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-31
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From the Back Cover
This book puts you in control of your freezer.

How often do you find something unlabelled, unrecognisable and out of date when you defrost your freezer? Do you ever freeze food in its original packaging, then wonder why it doesn't taste as good as it should when you cook it? Would you freeze those extra fruits your neighbour gave you from her garden rather than wasting them ... if only you knew how?

Freezing is not rocket science - with a few basic techniques and a little common sense you can get your freezer working to make your life easier. 'How to Freeze' puts you in control. It gives you a complete, practicle A to Z guide to everything you need to know about freezing, so you have quick access to exactly the information you want, when you want it. From almonds to zucchini - with everything in between - you'll learn what you can freeze and how to freeze it.

And crucial to the whole system is knowing what you have in the freezer, where to find it and how long you can store it. With Carolyn's simple, practical management system, you can be sure you won't find any more UFO's (unidentified frozen objects) next time you defrost.

- reliable and foolproof freezer management system
- basic principles of preparation, packing and freezing
- A to Z freezing guide with over 500 entries
- defrosting and cooking from frozen

About the Author
Carolyn started her career at the top working as Head Chef for a restaurant but eventually switched to journalism where, in 1977, she was able to combine her love of food with her flair for words when she became Deputy Cookery Editor for Woman magazine. Over the years she has freelanced for numerous women's, parenting, education, food and lifestyle magazines as well as for PR companies specialising in food, nutrition and health. She has written over 40 books and has taught both cookery and journalism at further education level.

She has written many books for Foulsham and sold over 92,000 books in 2006 alone.

Customer Reviews

Excellent time saver
Great book.
Good ideas on how to save time and not spend your life in the kitchen.
Learn what freezes best.
Good for those like me that were worried about what to freeze or not to freeze.

Kitchen Bible
Have you ever thought "I wonder if I can freeze this?" Or do you often over cater and have a lot of food left? If so, then this is the book for you. This book has taught me that many, many different types of food can be frozen, as long as they are prepared in the right way. Foods are listed in alphabetical order, giving tips on preparation for freezing, different ways of freezing, how long you should freeze for etc. This book has become an essential item in my kitchen and I would highly recommend it. Since I have bought this book I have wasted less food and saved more money. This book has paid for itself many times over.

Does what it says on the tin
This book is really useful. I reffer to it frequently and it is easy to look up items you wish to freeze as everything is listed alphabetically. I did think before I got it that it would be full of freeze ahead meal ideas- which it is not. If that is what you are looking for specifically then maybe this is not the book for you. However despite my misunderstanding I am so pleased that I have this book as it does tell you everything you need to know about freezing and freezer management!