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I was told that I could cube up cantaloupe, lay it out on a flat pan and freeze it, and then toss it in bags.
However, then I got two stories. One is that it will thaw just fine, and the other is that it will be a bit mushy, and better for making smoothies, then really enjoying the cubes as is. Any idea? Or are there any other recommendations? I'm about to be swamped, and I can't eat them fast enough. |
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Unfortunately cantaloupe doesnt last long enough in my house to freeze it, but I would think it would turn out a bit mushy
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Never tried it, but maybe flash freeze it by sprinkling water on it first.
Or, you could stick toothpicks in the individual cubes and call them cantaloupe cicles. |
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Unfortunately cantaloupe doesnt last long enough in my house to freeze it, but I would think it would turn out a bit mushy Normally they don't last long here as well. However, I'm looking at 50 melons right now, having pulled 7 off, and that's the first round. They'll produce for a while. Thanks Roaming, I'll do that too. Now to go find toothpicks! Heh! |
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They get mushy when thawed...
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I was told that I could cube up cantaloupe, lay it out on a flat pan and freeze it, and then toss it in bags. However, then I got two stories. One is that it will thaw just fine, and the other is that it will be a bit mushy, and better for making smoothies, then really enjoying the cubes as is. Any idea? Or are there any other recommendations? I'm about to be swamped, and I can't eat them fast enough. I don't know, but whenever anything is frozen, you can tell. I would imagine it being mushy after thawing, because of all the water. |
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Frozen cantaloupe will NOT 'thaw just fine'. If you think it will, just think about how well frozen potatoes and tomatoes thaw out.
What's gonna happen is that, during the freezing process, the ice crystals are gonna grow slowly because your freezer is NOT a 'blast freezer' or a 'quick freeze' unit. This means the crystals of ice are gonna puncture the cell walls of the cantaloupe (it's mostly water, remember). When it defrosts, the damaged cell walls are gonna leak fluid all over everything (kind like it's bleeding to death) and the end product is MUSH ... Don't freeze cantaloupe or anything with a high water content if y' don't have a blast freezer (which are commercial units). Eat the stuff fresh and put leftovers in the fridge so you're forced to eat it before it goes bad. |
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Freezing cantaloupe will be like freezing lettuce it will never be the same and totally inedible. ick
You can dry it or make fruit leather with it and make a tasty snack. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_dry_cantaloupe_and_melons |
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