Product Description

While home freezers were almost unheard of before the 1930s, they are now a common appliance in North American households. In fact, some 3 million freezers are sold each year.

What accounts for their popularity? Simply that freezing is the easiest, most natural way to preserve food -- whether it's fresh summer produce saved for enjoyment in winter or prepared meals that can be easily thawed and reheated when needed. Freezing also provides a number of economic benefits, allowing consumers to buy food in quantity at the best prices.

What many people don't realize, however, is that some foods are more successfully frozen than others. And of those foods that do freeze well, using the proper techniques can make a big difference in their flavor and texture. That's why just about anyone who owns a freezer needs The Best Freezer Cookbook.

Here you'll find comprehensive reference to the various techniques for freezing fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry, fish and seafood. In addition, the book provides over 100 recipes -- including appetizers, soups, main meals, side dishes and desserts -- all specially selected to give the best possible results when frozen. Each section is designed to help you get the maximum benefit from your freezer, with helpful suggestions for easy entertaining, meal planning, simple heat-and-eat dishes for busy weeknights, and freezing baked goods. And, of course, no freezer cookbook would be complete without recipes for homemade ice cream!

The perfect book for everyone who wants the best from their freezer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #627216 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Shirley Reis, Kliatt, January 2002
Comprehensive ...feature[s] how to best utilize frozen ingredients to get the best possible results.

Review
An all-encompassing book that answers questions home cooks can appreciate. (Phyllis Steinberg Tamarac Forum 20020329)

Comprehensive ...feature[s] how to best utilize frozen ingredients to get the best possible results. (Shirley Reis Kliatt 20020101)

What makes this ... a standout is its focus on freezing as food preservation ... the best in its class. (Lynn C. Westney E-Streams 20020401)

About the Author

Jan Main is a professional home economist and caterer who has been teaching and writing about food for the past two decades. She is the author of The Lactose Free Family Cookbook.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Recipes!
I used this book along with the 30-Day Gourmet and Frozen Assets book for my first freezer cooking adventure. This one has the BEST recipes- can't go wrong! It is not formatted for bulk cooking though, so I used the 30-Day Gourmet book's format (which is excellent!)and some of its recipes AND information and some recipes from Frozen Assets for my adventure. I am very pleased and am going to cook more and more of the recipes from the Best Freezer Cookbook. Make sure you try the Best Meatloaf (or whatever the name is) recipe!!! I used it for loaves and balls and have served them with sauces found in the 30-Day book to our delight every time!

Very busy freezer book..........
A lot of the recipes were good but had a lot of ingredients and alot of stuff I would never freeze any how. If you are looking for freezer book I would use the Ball Book of canning, freezing and dehydration. Mostly I freeze what ever is left over in garden and don't spend tons of time making stuff for my freezer but if that is what you are looking for this will do.