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Originally Posted by Javed
VC. Seems like a great idea. Do the beans expand, crack or explode at all? Looking forward also to hearing how the chickpeas go in the freezer. Usually I make enough chickpeas for about five days and keep them in the fridge. This is particularly good as I can either add them to meals or just eat them straight by the handful as a great snack. Freezing them may be another option to keep stock levels up.  |
I freeze beans, lentils, and chickpeas since long time, with very useful results.
Lentils, after they have been cooked I pour them in muffin cups. When frozen I put them in a plastic bag so that when I need them I just take one of those and use it, in a soup or as a size dish. Defrost it with MW.
Another way that I use is to spread them over a tray. Freeze and easily break it in manageable chunks for storage.
Beans and chickpeas I spread them on a tray. Freeze them, then I put them in a large plastic box in the freezer for storage.(I have two large freezers) In this way they stay separate, and I can use as much as I want. I use boxes because I can pile them up orderly in the vertical freezer I have in the kitchen.
After defrosting they all lok exactly like the original.