I'm tired today. I worked for hours in the garden yesterday, and then was up to eleven at night freezing green beans. This might not sound like a monumental task...unless you recall the monumental size of my garden. It took an hour to pick the beans, and hour to wash the beans and cut the stems off, then another hour to freeze them.
Freezing green beans is dead easy. Drop them in boiling water for 3 minutes, then plunge them into an ice bath. Pat them dry and freeze. It was only the scale of the operation which made this process difficult. I definitely need more extremely large pots. But I did use an exciting new product last night.
Ziploc has a new vacuum bag and tool. I saw a promotional price at my local Safeway store and bought several packages. Now I'm going to run back and stock up while the promotion is still running. After I check for a coupon. This product is so cool. Designed to prevent freezer burn, it's a simple hand vacuum pump which fits over a special "airlock" type seal on the bag. A dozen easy pumps and the produce looks shrink wrapped. I had been considering purchasing a heat vacuum sealer, but I hadn't liked the product reviews. Or that I'd have one more appliance sitting on my counter. I am so happy to have found this product...no, I don't get any compensation for saying that.
They should send me a coupon, yes?
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