Are they freezer worthy or would it not work??
With the bounty of zucchini right now, it seems there has to be a way to freeze some.

I just grated mine and stuck in freezer bags and about 2 cup portions. I have done this before and they have been just fine. I usually but them in something like bread or cake or meat sauce. Hope this helps!
Lisa

Called squish in my home!

In my experience, freezing them is great if you are going to use it in bread, muffins, or cake. But when they thaw, they become too mushy to do anything else with. Including adding it to soup.

Would love to hear if someone knows a way to freeze these guys so that upon thawing they are still the chunks and slices I originally cut.

That is how mine are too. Soooo alot of bread and muffins and cake. :D

never tried this but here is what I found. 2 ways to try it.


For recipes requiring a whole zucchini, poke a couple of holes in the zucchini with a fork. Microwave for 2 minutes. This will release some of the juices and prevent your zucchini from turning soggy while it's frozen. Rinse the zucchini and place in a freezer bag. Label the freezer bag with the date. Store in the freezer until you are ready to use it.

Cut the ends of the zucchini off and peel the zucchini using a potato peeler. The reason for peeling the zucchini is to get the breading to stick to all sides. Cut the zucchini into 2 inch sections. If you have an apple corer/slicer, use it the same as you would with an apple to remove the core and create wedges of zucchini. If you do not have one, simply cut each section into wedges approximately 3/4 inch thick and slice off the larger seed section. Moisten the zucchini in water and then bread with a combination of cornmeal, salt and pepper. Lay the breaded zucchini onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper or a paper towel. Put the cookie sheet in the freezer and allow the sticks to freeze. Once they are frozen, place them in freezer bags labeled with the date. When preparing to use them later, deep fry until golden brown. You do not need to thaw them first

Hope this helps-

I just posted four ways to freeze them on the 'veggie' thread in this forum- I would put it here too but its really long- I do fried, shredded, zucchini sticks and zucchini boats.

Thanks everyone!!