Freezer Cookery – Advantages & Disadvantages

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Freezer ownership is both convenient and time saving, but freezer management should be dealt with carefully in order to achieve the best results as economically as possible. It is important to take care of a freezer so that it works efficiently and gives value for money. Here’s the Advantages and disadvantages of owning a freezer.

Advantages of owning a freezer are discussed in the following lines.

• Freezing is a simple and effective way of preserving food, and, providing the basic rules are followed, it is safe. There is very little effect on the flavor, color, appearance, and nutritive value of most foods.
• Whole meals, snacks, and parts of meals can be stored in a freezer to use at any time.
• It is usually cheaper to buy foods such as meat in bulk, and store them in the freezer for long-term use.
• Home-grown or ‘pick-your-own’ produce can be frozen at home, which saves money.
• Foods can be eaten out of season.
• Parties and other special occasions can be catered for in advance and the foods stored until they are needed.
• ‘Emergency’ foods can be stored for unexpected guests or for when the larder is depleted
• Freezers are inexpensive to run, if used wisely; on average they use one unit of electricity per 15 liters per week.
• Various sizes and types of freezer are available to cater for varying needs and family size.
• Time can be saved on shopping if food is bought in bulk for the freezer.
• Left-over foods and items such as stock or fruit juice can be frozen for later use, to avoid wastage.

Now the disadvantages of owning a freezer for cooking are discussed below.

• The initial cost of a freezer is high, but by sensible use, this cost can gradually be retrieved.
• In order to work and run efficiently, a freezer should be well stocked, which means that plans should be made to buy or freeze more food as stocks run down.
• To prepare a bulk buy or harvest of foods may entail a good deal of work in a short space of time.
• There may be a tendency to fill the freezer with uneconomic commercially frozen food.
• A family may find that it is eating more foods such as meat, shellfish, etc., just because they are in the freezer, and this may be unnecessary and expensive.
• If storage space is limited, the freezer may have to be housed outside the kitchen and this may be inconvenient.

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Source by Muhd Asif Raza