What’s your favourite freezer food?

I’ve talked about finding things in your store cupboard before. But this time I’m asking what is it which is a must have in your freezer? Some things you can easily buy fresh, but having them frozen is a convenient way to have them on hand in the kitchen. Other things like ice cream can only live in the freezer.

There are so many pre-packed products to fill up your freezer, when I was growing up there were always burgers and pizza in there and a big bag of beef mince. Of course there were loads of frozen veggies in there too, even though we would usually get fresh vegetables. The idea was you could get a full meal from the freezer at any time. Fish is great from the freezer, it’s funny that most people don’t realise that the “fresh” fish they get at the supermarket (or anywhere else for that matter) is frozen on the boat on the way back to port…they display it on ice for a reason! One of my favourites is fish fingers. They are one of those childhood favourites which is a hard thing to let go of. Slap them between two slices of bread with a dollop of tomato ketchup and I’m a happy man. Another thing I like from the freezer is sesame seed burger buns. They are perfect for when you have a planned or impromptu barbeque! With so many freezer foods from whole chickens and legs of lamb, from sweet little snacks to full on deserts, it becomes a hard choice to pick a favourite from them all. For me I am going to give a pretty boring answer - it’s peas. I go with the consensus that frozen peas are better than fresh. Fresh peas start to lose their sweetness the second they are picked. It also then takes an age to shell them when you get them home. Whereas peas which are frozen within minutes of being picked not only taste better and are much more convenient. Remember to share what your favourite freezer food is in the comment below! Michael Robinson