Freezing cut potatoes
I cut up a whole bag of potatoes into fries and tried to freeze most of it to easily pop into the deep fryer whenever I wanted some. Obviously I didn't do it right because the ziploc bag was just one big frozen pile of cut up fries. I tried thawing them out but, of course, they were just wet, spongy, soggy strips. I thought about drying them out in the microwave then putting in the fryer but gave up when they just weren't right coming out of the microwave. All I did was cut the fresh potatoes and put them in a bag. Should I have done something to them prior to putting in the bag and then into the freezer? Can you not freeze raw potatoes in general and I need to bake them first? Fries in the deep fryer are so much better and easier than baking them so I would love any advice on how to do this without having to bake them first. I didn't think that they would all freeze together since you can buy the frozen Ore-Ida fries and they aren't all stuck together.
Spread them out on a tray and freeze them, then once they're frozen you can put them in a bag and they won't stick together.
Personally, I don't think potatoes freeze all that well, but for fries they might be ok since they're supposed to be soft inside.
potatoes don't freeze well....Ore Ida fries are coated with something,.......
Cut them how you want, then freeze them on a tray until almost frozen.
Put in a bag a put a little cornflour/cornstarch in the bag and shake to coat them.
Get rid of the excess.
The should feeze better, without sticking.
But, yeah, potatoes don't freeze that well.
Potatoes keep for a pretty long time, though... Just keep them in a dry, clean, dark space and try not pile them up on each other too much.
Also, if you want them for future convenience you slice them how you want, put in a container and cover with water and a sprinkle of salt.
That should keep in the fridge for up to a week.