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Frozen spinach?
kaylacollinscna
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I bought boxes of Birds Eye spinach to use in my smoothies but um... how do you separate the frozen spinach? Do I have to thaw and use within a certain amount of time?
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Leverage.
Karate chop or common carpenter's tools work. Be careful if you try to use a knife.
I hang a bit over the counter and strike it with the heel of my hand. You can break bones doing this incorrectly.0 -
Just leave it in the fridge overnight, or put the spinach in a baggy and soak it in tepid water until it thaws. I would only thaw enough to use in a single smoothie at a time. I doubt it would keep very long once thawed.0
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If I'm not using the whole package I will slightly thaw it until I can break it apart. Take what I need than pop it back in the freezer.0
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Bread knife to saw it into blocks0
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I made that mistake once (bought the "block" of frozen spinach") I tried chopping off chunks which resulted in flying spinach all over the kitchen. Then I tried running a corner under water to just thaw part of it, but that was a huge mess, too. If you make smoothies every day, you can thaw the entire block and use a good portion each day. It should keep for several days in the refrigerator. Now I buy frozen spinach in bags which seem to have more individually frozen pieces. I haven't had a problem since then.0
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Just leave it in the fridge overnight, or put the spinach in a baggy and soak it in tepid water until it thaws. I would only thaw enough to use in a single smoothie at a time. I doubt it would keep very long once thawed.0
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Just leave it in the fridge overnight, or put the spinach in a baggy and soak it in tepid water until it thaws. I would only thaw enough to use in a single smoothie at a time. I doubt it would keep very long once thawed.
Well FRED, the boxes of frozen spinach are small enough that ONE would only last a couple of days anyway!0 -
Ziploc bag and a hammer. It's a great stress reliever too0
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fresh is better0
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fresh is better
False. Just sayin.0 -
I prefer the bags over the boxes because they're cheaper per ounce and use less packaging than the boxed kind and you can smash 'em against the counter (or floor!) to loosen up what you need. Just keep a good-sized bag clip or clothes pin to keep the unused portion in the bag while whacking it!0
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I bought boxes of Birds Eye spinach to use in my smoothies but um... how do you separate the frozen spinach? Do I have to thaw and use within a certain amount of time?
Thanks.
Is this a real question??? Wow.........0 -
Ziploc bag and a hammer. It's a great stress reliever too0
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Buy fresh and freeze loosly in Ziploc bags. Way easier0
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Just leave it in the fridge overnight, or put the spinach in a baggy and soak it in tepid water until it thaws. I would only thaw enough to use in a single smoothie at a time. I doubt it would keep very long once thawed.
Well FRED, the boxes of frozen spinach are small enough that ONE would only last a couple of days anyway!0 -
Was trying to respond to someone else......sorry!!!0
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I ended up using the ziploc and the hammer xD Thanks for the advice everyone.
And MissPastry, yes it was an actual question... I didn't want to use the whole block but I was running out of ways I could think of getting the spinach apart other than thawing it and separating it that way. I didn't have much luck with using the knife by the way >.> But me and sharp objects are never a good combination.0 -
fresh is better
False. Just sayin.0 -
The answer to your question is a serrated knife and a cutting board. Just cut it into the cubes that you want to you and put the rest of the frozen cubes in a baggie and put them back in the freezer.0
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I buy a brand called Europes Best which is in little blocks inside a bag which is super convenient for smoothies. I add it to soups all the time as well.0
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