If you freeze stuff in mason jars.....

Lady Grey · 08-28-2019, 08:41 PM

How do you manage thawing? I'm hoping to make a bunch of bone broth soon and we already have quart jars, but it always takes forever for them to thaw when I want to make soup etc..... The same with beans - I could make a batch in the IP and freeze in pint jars, but it's hard to plan the thawing and then I just end up using canned beans instead. TIA

knitlove · 08-28-2019, 08:57 PM

I will put them in a sinknof warm water and then general dump things in to a sauce pan. If I am in a real hurry I will put the jar in a pan with cook water and gently bring it up to simmer.

I have also.poped jars in to the oven to reheat.

I don't have a microwave but you could also defrost things in there in the glass jar

I don't be do this often as I tend to drop thing out for the freezer so I just decided it was better for me to freeze things in ziplock bags. The bags both survive when I inevitably let them fall on my head when reaching in and thaw fairly quickly in a sink of warm water

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Sundance · 08-29-2019, 01:41 AM

I usually freeze my broth in muffin tins & then transfer to freezer bags, so that I can just grab & go.
Or I freeze it in recycled yogurt containers.
Everything other than bone broth goes in Mason jars, though.

bananacake · 08-29-2019, 12:25 PM

So, this isn't really an answer to your question

But I freeze broth in ice cube trays and then pop them into bags. I freeze almost everything in ice cube trays (beans too)

I also use the 8, 12 and 16 oz (pint) jars with perfectly straight sides. That way, you can put them in warm water briefly and they will slide out.

esperanza · 08-29-2019, 01:18 PM

I do what knitlove does. Just did today. Frozen jar, run under warm water, put in microwave of needed, dump into pot to finish dethawing.

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08-28-2019, 08:41 PM	#1
Lady Grey Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,618	If you freeze stuff in mason jars..... How do you manage thawing? I'm hoping to make a bunch of bone broth soon and we already have quart jars, but it always takes forever for them to thaw when I want to make soup etc..... The same with beans - I could make a batch in the IP and freeze in pint jars, but it's hard to plan the thawing and then I just end up using canned beans instead. TIA __________________ Sara

08-28-2019, 08:57 PM	#2
knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,215	Re: If you freeze stuff in mason jars..... I will put them in a sinknof warm water and then general dump things in to a sauce pan. If I am in a real hurry I will put the jar in a pan with cook water and gently bring it up to simmer. I have also.poped jars in to the oven to reheat. I don't have a microwave but you could also defrost things in there in the glass jar I don't be do this often as I tend to drop thing out for the freezer so I just decided it was better for me to freeze things in ziplock bags. The bags both survive when I inevitably let them fall on my head when reaching in and thaw fairly quickly in a sink of warm water Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

08-29-2019, 01:41 AM	#3
Sundance Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 4,053	Re: If you freeze stuff in mason jars..... I usually freeze my broth in muffin tins & then transfer to freezer bags, so that I can just grab & go. Or I freeze it in recycled yogurt containers. Everything other than bone broth goes in Mason jars, though. __________________ ~Melanie Wife to my Lumberjack, Mom to DD1 (May 2007), DS (April 2009) & DD2 (July 2011), DD3 (October 2013)

08-29-2019, 12:25 PM	#4
bananacake Rose Garden I Am A BananaCake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 25,057	Re: If you freeze stuff in mason jars..... So, this isn't really an answer to your question But I freeze broth in ice cube trays and then pop them into bags. I freeze almost everything in ice cube trays (beans too) I also use the 8, 12 and 16 oz (pint) jars with perfectly straight sides. That way, you can put them in warm water briefly and they will slide out. __________________ Brenna 3 kiddos (15! 12 3/4 & almost 8) Praying for semi-son, age 34 I live by the motto: seek first to understand. "Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions." Proverbs 18:2

08-29-2019, 01:18 PM	#5
esperanza Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5,240	Re: If you freeze stuff in mason jars..... I do what knitlove does. Just did today. Frozen jar, run under warm water, put in microwave of needed, dump into pot to finish dethawing. __________________ Wife to mi amor Mama to my gift from the Lord (07/2013)

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