Is Blanching Really Necessary? | America's Test Kitchen

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29 күн бұрын

This simple cooking technique helps preserve the vibrant color and crisp texture of veggies. Dan Souza breaks down why blanching matters.
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Пікірлер: 40

@LinuxRocks101 27 күн бұрын

Yes, but I need to know what the texture of the vacuumed watermelon is now. You should've tried that too! 👀

@sharonsmalls6846 27 күн бұрын

Exactly! What does it taste like? They're pointing out the color of it.

@alexaecho4273 23 күн бұрын

@@sharonsmalls6846the taste is the same. What kind of a m0r0n comment is that. You saying that when you cook food it naturally changes flavor ????? Lmfoaooo so we don’t add salt and spices to stuff? Clown comments all around.

@alexaecho4273 23 күн бұрын

@@sharonsmalls6846it tastes like a tomato now, pulling water out of things changes the flavor to other fruits. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

@bybeezguepe6557 23 күн бұрын

@@alexaecho4273 No but it could taste more concentrated, at least that's probably what they were thinking ? (personnally I don't think it does it just impacted the color and maybe the texture a bit, also the vacuum pulled air out of the watermelon not water. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡)

@chie5747 23 күн бұрын

@@alexaecho4273This is a KZfaq cooking video. Let's try to be respectful and constructive, and think carefully before posting 😊

@JWHA18 27 күн бұрын

This video I was hoping would answer the question - do we need to blanch fresh vegetables before freezing? Why or why not?

@Neoprototype 27 күн бұрын

Depends on the vegetable. For example green beans do fine, they way you can use them straight out of the freezer. Same with carrots, corn, peas &c.

@ADB-zf5zr 27 күн бұрын

I wrote a long question about that and my experiences from last year, glad to see another post asking about this.

@alexaecho4273 23 күн бұрын

Imagine getting fresh vegetables so you can freeze them. Lmfao this is why I never eat at other peoples homes. Gross

@michaellammert8084 22 күн бұрын

I thought the blanching was necessary to stop the “growing” process. So what is the answer to this question?

@joycej9415 11 күн бұрын

Yes, it is necessary if they will be frozen for a few . I slice squash and pop in freezer to use in a couple of weeks and they cook up fine. If I have a lot from the garden, I always blanching for long term storage. Blanching stops the enzymes that cause food to ruin in the freezer.

@ADB-zf5zr 27 күн бұрын

I just saw this video and blanching seemed to be a failure on last years runner beans that were then put into freezer bags and frozen. Sadly this video neither asked or answered anything about the flavor.! I care a whole lot less about what my food looks like than what it tastes like, I know of no-one who has the opposite view.! It was suggested to me that blanching the runner beans, letting them cool, bagging and freezing them would give a better outcome than simply freezing them, there seemed to be no real difference, if anything the blanched ones had lost a little flavor compared to those that were simply frozen, although this is not so easy to be sure about as they came off a variety of plants in various quantities and were picked and frozen at different times. Is this a pointless endeavor, it seems to be, or did I not do something right.?

@sharonsmalls6846 27 күн бұрын

My takeaway is, that if you blanch the fruit or vegetable, its color will be vibrant. It isn't my goal. Does it taste better, would have interested me.

@alexsch738 27 күн бұрын

Q: is blanching necessary? A: Yes, if you want to soften and/or make the colour of vegetables more vibrant

@ADB-zf5zr 27 күн бұрын

But for what real purpose.? Blanching for 15-seconds is a long way from cooking, so softer, but barely, and then what, allow to cool and eat "almost raw".? If so, fine, or is there another purpose I am not aware of that you may be hinting about.? I have a comment here about doing this with last years runner beans before freezing them, it seemed to make no difference at all to the end product compared to those that were simply frozen, and neither of the frozen ones were as nice as those eaten (and boiled) fresh, as everyone would expect.

@julseabate4173 24 күн бұрын

thank you Dan!

@popcorn7657 20 күн бұрын

Wow j’adore. Maintenant je blanchirai mes légumes pour mon plateau de crudités. 😍

@chie5747 27 күн бұрын

I would have been interested to see how the vacuum affects the vegetables as well.

@alexaecho4273 23 күн бұрын

They were proving a point. And went over your head. Lmfaoo this isn’t MYTHBUSTERS hun.

@snoopaka 27 күн бұрын

Dan is the best, but the outro was longer than the video

@OceanBagel 27 күн бұрын

so what I'm getting is that a vacuum chamber is an effective replacement for blanching

@BoppityBoopy 25 күн бұрын

Yes.

@mikenicholson7465 27 күн бұрын

If I blanch myself will I too go from drab to dreamy?

@paulspevacek 21 күн бұрын

I've noticed that is true for my partner when we use our hot tub.

@yvendous 25 күн бұрын

Drab to dreamy for the green stuff, but that watermelon is much more aesthetically pleasing and pretty is it naturally is 🤷‍♂️ beautifully pink and marbled unlike the weird wet, red, and gelatinized look of the other

@missamo80 27 күн бұрын

"Drab to dreamy", a missed opportunity for "Drab to fab" 😂

@quadtrialsandtheories 27 күн бұрын

😎

@taccosnachos 27 күн бұрын

Dan is the man. W Dan, WAN!

@chefdump 27 күн бұрын

Dreamy peas!

@DoughboyGod 27 күн бұрын

🔑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔑

@dennisritter9255 27 күн бұрын

I would sign up if I didn't have to pay for it ......

@bruschi8148 27 күн бұрын

How's the watermelon taste?

@jpkubalak 26 күн бұрын

TL:DR

@helenpomerleau6455 27 күн бұрын

Does Dan have trigeminal neuralgia?

@luke9822 21 күн бұрын

Kind of a disappointing video from Dan. This is more in line with what you'd find from ATK's KZfaq channel, however. Dan's 'What's Eating Dan' series on the Cook's Illustrated channel is much more informative, in depth, and funny (worth watching).