On 7 Aug, 14:02, enigma > wrote:
> Puester > wrote :
> > zxcvbob wrote:
> >> wrote:

> >>> I got caught short on time and ended up freezing some raw
> >>> salsa without heating it to kill anything in it off it
> >>> first. Mix of canned and fresh fruit & veg with dried
> >>> spices.
> >>> Is this good frozen for only a week or so, or fine for a
> >>> month or more? (At -20C)
> >> Nothing is going to spoil at -20°C (that includes your
> >> cereal bars.) When you thaw the salsa, the texture will be
> >> different (perhaps awful) and maybe the spices will
> >> change, but otherwise it will be fine -- for months or
> >> even years.
> > Do home freezers really go as low as -20 deg.?
>
> that's -20C, which is -4F. standard for refrigerator freezers
> here seems to be -6F, from the manufacturer.
> my long term storage (non self-defrosting) freezer is -10 to
> -12F... and i could get it colder, but what's the point?
> lee

Thanks everyone

Most over here run at -18C, not many at -20 fwiw.

Does this mean theres no need to heat fresh but not cooked items
before freesing?


NT