How to Freeze Celery

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1. I have frozen celery, bell peppers, and onions for years! I figured if you could buy them frozen in the grocery stores you could freeze them yourself.
   

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2. can you use frozen celery like fresh, or just for cooking?
   

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   1. It will be mushy if you try to thaw it. It's best to use for cooking.
      

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3. I've never frozen celery because we love to eat it fresh with peanut butter. However, there are times I forget I have it in the fridge and when I pull it out it's all limp and wilted. I do freeze chopped or sliced onions and sweet peppers which I can use for either fajitas or stir fry. I've also frozen diced broccoli for use in soups because those things all seem to ripen at the same time! I also visit the local u-pick blueberry patch in May each year with a bunch of homeschool friends. If we pick a certain amount in total, we get a considerable discount, so I pick about 10-12 pounds and freeze most of them for smoothies or just eating thawed with a little cream.
   

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   1. Freezing extra produce is a great way to preserve your food and not let it go to waste!
      

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      1. Can keep celery stock fresh for 2 to 3 months in refrigerator by wrapping in 6 to 8 large pieces white paper towel around whole stock tight then couple large pieces of foil rolled all around paper towel use rub bands to hold tight every time open to use just as fresh as when bought.Im 76 an love to cook whisk had know an this many years ago wit 3 children an large family get togethers.Works GREAT
         

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         1. I'll try this. I love fresh celery in my salads. But sellers always put a bunch of stalks in the package and much of it is lost in the fridge. Thank you for sharing.
            

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4. I chop and freeze celery, carrots, onions, and bell peppers for soups and Crock-Pot recipes. I love how it saves money and time! With prechopped frozen produce, I can throw a soup together in no time. And it doesn't take much time to chop some extra onions or celery to go in the freezee if you're already chopping one or two for a different recipe. Also, I confess I cheat and skip the flash-freeze step and usually don't have issues with the produce freezing together. And if it does all end up in a clump, I just tap the bag against the counter a few times, and everything is separated, easy peasy. I also freeze brown bananas (directly in their peel, no chopping required), then thaw them on a counter for an hour or so and use in banana bread. In fact, thawed frozen bananas are my trick for moist banana bread!
   

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   1. It's such a great time-saver and I normally skip the flash freezing step as well. :)
      

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5. I’ve done this for years! So simple, such a great idea.
   

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6. I froze celery last year some of my bags turned a light brown in color so I tossed it out any idea why
   

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   1. I do not know, unless maybe they were exposed to oxygen? I've never had that happen.
      

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   2. I always blanch my celery, carrots and green beans so they will keep their nice color with no brown edges. Not a problem with onions and bell peppers.
      

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   3. This happened to me once, too. But I have frozen celery for years and it only happened that one time.
      

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7. $1.29 ea? Are you talking like each stalk? Wow. I can often get it for $0.89 for the whole head (?). I never thought about freezing it. It's so cheap. If I ever have any left I just throw it into some kind of a salad. I really like your tip of making the mirepoix ahead. I have back problems and I can't stand for long so dinner ends up really late (lots of short breaks for chopping). I CAN, however, queue up a movie and post up on the couch with a chopping board set up then chop away and freeze. Thank you very much. Great idea.
   

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   1. I have knee problems and I can’t stand very long. I get the family to take all of my prep ingredients to the table where I can sit and prep everything. Then when I’m done they carry everything to the stove or wherever I need it.
      

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      1. I sit in a desk chair. Pop it to the highest level and cook away..
         

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8. Great idea. I did learn after I clean and dry celery and wrap in foil. It will keep a long while in the fridge.
   

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9. I freeze as many things as I can I freeze blackberries, peaches, onions zucchini and peaches.
   

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10. Thanks for sharing it usually get rotten on me and I have to through it out
    

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11. I love fried green tomatoes. So l clean,dry and slice the tomatoes the thickness l want,and place them on a cookie sheet than put them in the freezer. After a couple hours l place them into the size plastic bag l need. And put them back in the freezer until I'm teady to fix them. This works great and they don't stick together. Thank you Linda
    

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12. Or, how about whizzing the stalks in a blender with water and drying in a dehydrator and using as a powder
    

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13. can you eat frozen celery
    

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    1. I would use it for cooking, not to eat raw.
       

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14. Glad to see I'm not the only one who does this! I also make bags of mixed peppers (bell, sweet, jalapeno, and banana peppers) and combos (onions, peppers, and celery) to have on hand for soups, quiches, chili, etc. as it really speeds up prep times.
    

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15. Why do the flash freeze? Why not just chop and place in freezer bag?
    

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    1. You can, but the juice from the celery makes them freeze in one big clump instead of separate. It still works though.
       

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16. Why is it necessary to flash freeze?
    

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17. I have a food saver . Been freezing with it for years. It sucks all the air out. It is worth the investment especially if you have a garden. I buy a lot at farmers market. I also buy my meat in bulk and freeze it.
    

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18. can the frozen celery be used in baked dishes like stuffing?
    

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    1. Yes, that would work fine.
       

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19. Beans, corn, carrots, peppers, onions, broccoli, cauliflower, stir fry packets, soup packets. Tomatoes for soups, sauces, chilis( freeze whole and skins come right off when thawed), potatoes, peas( shelled and whole). Make soups, casseroles, chilis, stir fries. Live where there are many farmers markets plus a fall produce end of season fair. Winters are long and produce gets expensive.
    

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20. They get mushy so I don’t freeze it anymore
    

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    1. They aren't for fresh eating, only for soups, casseroles, etc.
       

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21. I dice up celery along with onions and carrots place in a storeage bag and freeze. To make veggie soup, I already have my veggies diced up. Another trick of the trade that I do is put all the veggies in a bowl with about a 1/4 cup waters and cook them for 5 to 7 minutes. Par cookings like this keeps from having to cook the soup for hours and hours. Add two chicken tights. Yummy
    

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22. I have to tell you that I did this per your instructions. It does work great in soups and stews! But then....I made some potato salad and I was out of fresh celery so I thought what the heck and threw some frozen in the mix. Worked great and was still crunchy two days later! I'll never throw celery away again :)
    

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23. did you know that you can keep celery in the ref crisper for a month if you wrap it right. wash dry and wrap in foil. be sure to cover all of it. its just as nice as if it came from the grocery store. but i will keep somein freezer too. thanks for the tip
    

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24. A stalk of celery is the whole bunch, a single piece off the bunch is called a rib
    

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25. I love freezing meals, I freeze onions, great to know what else I can freeze, thanks.
    

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26. thx so much. I didn't know you could do this. I hate for food to go to waste. I have a seal a meal so this is perfect. I would highly recommend to find this one or similar. If I were to buy another I woulod probably get the one WalMart carries so I don't have to order bags on Amazon even tho I have prime.
    

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27. thanks. I didn't know you could freeze celery. This is great!
    

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28. Once you freeze it, do you only use it for cooking? Or can you still use it to eat raw? Like to dip in ranch or chopped up in Tuna salad?
    

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    1. Once it is frozen, you can only use it for cooking. It will be too mushy for fresh eating.
       

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29. Terrific cannot wait to try it!😃
    

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30. Is this celery mushy after thawing??
    

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    1. Yes, you do not thaw it, but use it in soups and stews. You can't use it the same as fresh celery.
       

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