OMG! Frozen green beans

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Food of the Gods!
I have been on the planet for 50-odd years, cooking for over 30 of them.
I occasionally buy frozen meat but, honestly, have spent the last 30 years buying and cooking fresh, (with or without batch cooking for the freezer) even though I have a full time career, family and community commitments. I was raised in the 70s by a Mum who embraced technology and frozen food and as a consequence I always believed that it was bland mush. The only frozen veg I have bought in the last 30 years were chips, peas, edamame and sweetcorn.
Tonight we had green beans which I bought frozen. They were completely and utterly delicious: a bit of bite but still cooked, no strings. Just heaven. I am clearly an idiot. What else can I buy frozen which is better than fresh?
Such an epiphany!
TIA

Morrison's frozen dark cherries.

I freeze garlic, ginger and turmeric so I can just grate them into things.

Freshly chopped herbs freeze well too. If you can be arsed, put them in some hot oil, or water/neutral stock, let it cool, then into an ice cube tray/bag.

Oh, frozen ready chopped onions!

Frozen mash! Your life may never be the same once you've tried it (I'll try and find the link to the evangelical thread about it).

Also as others have said, peppers, fine beans, chilli, garlic, herbs, butternut squash.

I also like frozen rice packets; a couple of minutes in the microwave and no mess or waste.

Also if I'm being lazy I can do a whole roast dinner from the freezer including roast potatoes, parsnips, cauliflower cheese, stuffing and Yorkshire puddings. The kids don't care if I've spend three hours, or less than one making their dinner.

AIBU to think frozen mash is a work of genius?http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/amiibeingunreasonable/3054105-to-think-frozen-mash-is-a-work-of-genius

Ooh-and the frozen cauliflower rice from aldi

The frozen sofrito mixes are the best. Celery, onion and carrot, diced.

@Youcouldbemysilversprings not wishing to derail the thread - but did you mean baby corn or chunks of full size sweetcorn cob?
I used to be able to buy bags of baby corn but haven't been able to find it anywhere for years now. I keep looking in hope when I go to a new shop.

I tried frozen mash after the giant mash fest thread - what a disappointment! Not at all like homemade or the shop bought fresh stuff. I won’t be buying again even for convenience.

On the other hand, frozen carrot & swede mash is amazing but I’ve only ever seen aunt Bessie’s and only Sainsbury’s near me stock it. I was on a hunt for it in Tesco yesterday and they had none. But I did find frozen roast med veg and frozen stir fry veg bags which looked great so I bought both. I have high hopes as the bags had windows so I could see the contents.

Frozen veg is a much bigger business than just peas and sweet corn these days for sure!

I have never eaten a frozen sprout/cauliflower/broccoli that wasn’t watery. Fresh for me every time. IMO frozen veg that does work are: peas, broad beans, edamame beans, Aunt Bessie’s roast potatoes.

“I also like frozen rice packets; a couple of minutes in the microwave and no mess or waste.”

Being a bit short on freezer space I buy these Tilda packs of steamed rice
They are so handy to keep as a quick accompaniment to stir fries/rice bowls etc. OH and I don’t have huge appetites so one pack is big enough for the two of us.

I use frozen mixed berries if I make summer pudding as buying fresh is so much more expensive, and doesn’t taste any better.

Baby broad beans are yummy!