to wonder why Sainsburys is no longer selling frozen chopped onions?

[katykuns]

I tried cutting my own and storing them in bags... it was not a rewarding task AND all my ice-cream tasted of onion after a few days >.<

WHYYYYY SAINSBURY'S?! Or is it just Norwich that is evil? I can't find it on the online system or in the store...

I have never heard of frozen onions . Don't think I'd bother myself as it's no trouble to chop an onion for me, but it does sound convenient!

I have bought pre-chopped mushrooms, but they weren't frozen. Do mushrooms freeze well? I would have thought they'd go a bit weird.

What is the difference between pre-chopped mushrooms and chopped mushrooms??

I have garlic, ginger, coriander, onions, mushrooms, peas, sweetcorn, brussel sprouts, brocoli, peppers and spinach in my freezer. Not as tasty as fresh but a taste all the same.
Asda or Waitrose Op?

We have a very large shiny brand new Sainsbury's, which I ventured into yesterday, abandoning my usual Aldi. I specifically looked for frozen peppers, onions, garlic, chilli and herbs and was really surprised they didn't stock them, so will look again after Christmas then.

I like frozen leeks out of season too, they are much cheaper then and are great for soups/casseroles.

By pre-chopped I mean chopped by someone else before I bought them, not by me. Not much actual difference in the end, except they're generally neater :)

So just "chopped mushrooms" then? As in I bought some chopped mushrooms.

Arf @ Squoosh

I am still confused though.....do Sainsburys do both fresh chopped onions and frozen chopped onions?

novice yes they sell both, at mine anyway.

What is your problem, YDdraigGoch?

Thanks SugaricePlumFairy! I will look to add it to the shopping list when it returns to the shelves. As i said earlier, life is too short to chop onions!

The word "pre" used un-necessarily. As in pre-book, pre-order, etc. (and pre-chopped)

Oh right . Are you so rude and petty in real life? And how do you feel about superfluous use of hyphens?

My boyfriend is rarely at home for tea time. It's just me and my baby. I'm tired of grabbing something ready made out of the freezer just for myself and giving the baby grits (swedish baby food) or rubbish out of a jar. A bag of frozen onions would be brilliant for me.

I buy fresh onions, and they do last a bit, but certainly not months... where are people getting their onions from that last months? Mine go manky after two weeks.

Despite the fact I freeze cooked parsnip, carrot, apple, pear, avocado, mashed potato and mashed sweet potato and sliced peppers, I've never once thought about freezing chopped onion.

Until now. I'm going to try it. Saves me chucking out approximately four red onions a month. I can't just pop down the shop on a whim where I live, so thank god for freezers. I've also frozen bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and baby corn because there was too much left over from the last meal to waste it. Shall I come back here to let you know what they were like after thawing? :D

SHRIIIIEEEK don't tail just top. That way you can halve, peel, chop vertically lots, once horizontally and it all stays together for final 'accross onion' chopping without any escapees

That's a great tip! :-)

Also - why are you all keeping your whole onions in the fridge? the protective outer layer will get soggy - they keep best in a cool dry place like your cupboard!

In my case, because I have no spare cupboard space ... (incidentally there's no space in the freezer for frozen veg except peas either) I used to keep veg in a draw, but now it gets shoved wherever it can fit ... (just realised how that sounds but leaving it anyway :-))

Just pedantic :)

Like 'pan fried' and 'oven roasted'.

Personally I think 'un-necessary' was worse, but there you go...

I use both, but then I'm known for being contrary

pan fried is as opposed to deep fried, surely. Never understood the problem with that one

Squoosh - I am with you on 'oven roasted' but pan-fried is more acceptable, IMO, because there is another option - deep fried. It's still a poncy phrase, though.

I love these:

Waitrose frozen roasting vegetable mix

Callmecordelia eeeeeek £2.82 per kg
Carrots are about 69p per kg, butternut squash at £1.22 per kg, parsnips at 90p per kg and swede are roughly 80p each.

You're right STDG, had forgotten abour deep frying. I'm just too posh and health conscious for that!