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    Posted: February 11 2006 at 1:38pm
Does anyone know--Can I cook rice and then freeze it in zip-lock freezer bags for later use?  Thanks.
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Margo , yes you can , I do it all the time .
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Thanks, pola. Spaghetti, too?
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Spaghetti I have , but not too often , I don't see why not !
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yes. but watch the power situation. dried  can stored for a long time but then of course you have to have water and heat to cook.

precooked and freezing all your rice and noodles would make one vulernable if power goes out.

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I was just discussing the concerns of cooking during a blackout with a local fellow flubie.

I either have to get a lot more propane for my outdoor grill or waste wood getting my stove up to temp (higher temps are needed to cook, over just heating my home).

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but couldn't you cook most food (rice, beans, spaghetti, etc.) ahead of time, break it down to individual meals and then vacuum seal into bags?

I was thinking about getting a Foodsaver VAC 1205 or 2840.

This would save cooking and freezing energy.  Warming a meal up takes a lot less energy than cooking from scratch.

Just some food for thought.Smile 

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Don't you still have to keep it chilled/frozen to keep it from decomposing?
I don't think putting it in a vacuum-bag will keep it 'fresh', but I'm not sure...

I do know that a pressure canner does the trick!

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The vacuum sealer would work as long as you were talking about freezing foods.  Love mine, and am on my second one.  But your question could be interpreted two ways.

Pre-cooked food would have to be refrigerated or frozen, frozen lasts very long time.  Dry food products could be placed in the cupboard.
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I have rice,mashed potatoes,..I have done apple sauce...carrots..and I freeze alot of broth...I boil all of the chicken and trukey bones..in fact last night we had rice from the freezer..I do up 4 large pots at a time and freeze..I also make alot of soups and freeze in bags for the kids after school...this is why my freezers are packed right now..it is winter time and if the hydro were to go down..I,m ready
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