What are the disadvantages of blanching?
Chef's answer
Lack of nutrients in cooking water, high energetic costs, high water consumption and recycling are some drawbacks of vegetable blanching. Those disadvantages could be bypassed using microwave blanching..
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Blanching is the term for the process in which you place something in boiling water to cook it briefly. ... Usually, this is what the blanching process is used for. Now it's down to the poaching. Poaching is the term for process in which you place an item in simmering water for a set period of time.
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We like to core tomatoes and scoop out most of the seeds before blanching. ... When the skin starts cracking or rippling, lift the tomato out and place in a bowl of ice water. Let the tomato chill in the ice bath for a minute or two and the skin should slip right off. Be careful because the tomato will be very hot..
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Can you freeze zucchini without blanching? Yes, you absolutely can! This method saves you time without having to bring a big pot of water to a boil and then doing a water bath. The secret is that instead of chopping it into pieces, you want to shread it.
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Can you freeze zucchini without blanching? Yes, you absolutely can! This method saves you time without having to bring a big pot of water to a boil and then doing a water bath. The secret is that instead of chopping it into pieces, you want to shread it.
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Lack of nutrients in cooking water, high energetic costs, high water consumption and recycling are some drawbacks of vegetable blanching. Those disadvantages could be bypassed using microwave blanching..
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