Can You Freeze Cucumber

Growing your own cucumbers can be fun and exciting. The only issue with growing cucumbers is that they can all seem to be ready at the same time so if you have not got anyone to give them to you can be quite inundated with how many you have. Cucumbers do not tend to last forever once picked so the question you may ask is can you freeze cucumber? In this how-to guide, we will be explaining the best way to freeze your cucumber so you can use it as and when you need it.

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How to freeze Cucumbers

Here we will give you an easy step by step process on how to freeze your cucumbers so that you can use them at a later date and not waste any food. You don’t want to be freezing your cucumbers whole as they will not defrost very good they will become soggy and mushy which is not what you want.

1. Wash the cucumbers thoroughly.
2. If you don’t like the cucumber skin you can peel them with a vegetable peeler.
3. Slice the cucumbers into slices.
4. Place a sheet of baking paper on a baking tray
5. Lay the slices of cucumber on the baking trays
6. Leave in a freezer for 2 hours until frozen solid.
7. Take the cucumbers out and place them in a zip lock bag with the date on and place back in the freezer.
8. You can leave the frozen cucumber in the freezer for up to 6 months until needed.

We hope you have got the answer to the question “Can you freeze cucumber?” Now you won’t be wasting any cucumbers by throwing them away. Safely freeze your cucumber until needed.