Storing My Produce: Broad beans (Fava beans) - freezing

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  • @celticlass8573
    @celticlass8573 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your little kitchen Vivi, and I LOVE your pots and bowls! They're so cottage-y, without being kitschy, which I just adore. I love stuff that make me feel like they've been loved and used for many years. :)

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Almost everything I own is 'pre-loved'!........I wish they could all speak. :-)

  • @bluedazz
    @bluedazz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think this is a wonderful journey. I reuse all sort of containers for storage and for planting, Many times when going about the day to day I remember two children's stories, " The ant and the grasshopper" and "The little red hen". These just came to mind while watching you today.

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      See........that's what I love about this wonderful little youtube community..........lovely comments which remind me of stories long-ago forgotten.......The Little Red Hen was a favourite........I don't think I know the Ant and the Grasshopper so I'm off now to read! Thank you for sharing. :-)

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just read it.......perfect. Naughty, lazy grasshopper!

  • @margarethill1137
    @margarethill1137 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant vlog Vivi , certainly is good for people who don't know how to store things. I am looking forward to future helpful ideas. I know I will have a glut of tomatoes this year and would like to bottle some so carry on Vivi .

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hopefully we'll all learn from each other.......I know there are so many ways to do things that other people use....can't wait to hear everyone's tips and ideas. :-)

  • @tk2266
    @tk2266 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This brings back so many fond memories of canning or "putting up" (as we called it) veggies I did with my mom many years ago. Although, if I'm honest at the time it just seems like drudgery and hard work! My dad had a garden where he grew all the goodies and we'd can (put them in Mason jars) beans in May, then tomatoes in June and freeze the corn in late June or July. And find time in there to sit around talking and laughing and shelling peas (southern field peas) and then put those up in the freezer and we'd have plenty all winter long. We never did do any drying but now with my little plot we are doing it all again. You just can't beat your own homegrown produce. But it's more than just the flavor isn't it? It's the ability and that feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment that money can't buy and of course to feed yourself and family and friends. After spending hours canning in Mason jars, did anyone else listen all afternoon for the sounds of the lid popping when it finally sealed? We'd count them as they popped to make sure every single jar was sealed. Okay, I'm stopping now before I start missing my mom and dad too much.

  • @snowpony001
    @snowpony001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looking forward to seeing more of these videos on how you store your produce. Always able to learn little hints and tips. Thanks 👍👍

  • @mistypatton1607
    @mistypatton1607 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I pressure can most everything. I do it this way because it doesnt take electricity to store it. I freeze some things if i know ill eat it very soon but I have lost my entire crop when the electric was out for a long period of time due to a large storm. Not wanting to take that chance again i learned to pressure can. Love your vids and your enthusiasm for your garden.

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I prefer not to rely on the freezer too (hence so much of my stuff gets dried or bottled).....but sometimes it's the easiest option..... It must have been so gutting to lose all your produce that way. :-(

  • @lizzieg7685
    @lizzieg7685 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Growing to harvest to store great video Vivi keep them coming!

  • @bubbleflower3950
    @bubbleflower3950 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for storing advice Vivi...we have no idea on the storing and want to learn..🤗💓

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hopefully we can all learn together. ;-)

  • @Leigh_Leigh
    @Leigh_Leigh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Storing veggies whatever method is a lot of work but fun. To me I really love and enjoy my harvest in the Fall or Winter. When all you can do is look out the window. There's nothing like the smell of a pot of something simmering when it's cool outdoors. You can tell its breakfast time here. Watching this made me hungry...lol! ✌🏼️❤️& Happy Blanching🍅🌽🍠

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ooooh - is there anything more satisfying than the sight of a pantry full of bottled veggies and dried goodies?! Love it. :-)

  • @joycehennequin8469
    @joycehennequin8469 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good morning Vivi ☺ this video is a keeper,you have done all the work for me,l always get something wrong when freezing my veg so now all l have to do is go to this video THAN YOU keep them coming very very useful.Happy gardening and Happy harvesting Big hug 😊🐝🐝🐝🌱🌱🌱🌱🌻🌻🌻🌻🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🍅🍅🍅🍅

  • @JasonSmith-tv2zw
    @JasonSmith-tv2zw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I go to Italy a lot and one of my favourite foods is fave con cicoria. It is dried broad beans soaked in water, then cooked with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper, all mashed up with some wilted leaves on top, spinach, chard etc. I'm a carnivore but that is gorgeous

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      OMG.......that sounds gorgeous!!!!! Right......as soon as the spinach is up I'm having some! Thank you. :-)

    • @JasonSmith-tv2zw
      @JasonSmith-tv2zw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No worries it is fab, even without a slab of flesh

  • @MuddyBootz
    @MuddyBootz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Broad beans are one of the few veggies that I think freeze well, without loosing flavour. You've got a good production line set up there.....😉👍🏻

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      It works well for me but.....oh dear.....I do make such a mess! ;-)

  • @teresabourgoin2948
    @teresabourgoin2948 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those beans look interesting. I am in the US and have not heard of them. Wondering if we call them something else here? Hum, will have to look them up. Hope your rest bit from work is doing good for your heart and soul! Though being a urban homesteader is a lot of work on its own. Your garden is BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for sharing your slice of life with us. Other than gardening what other hobbies do you have? I spin wool and knit. Have a wonderful day!

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think they're what you call Fava beans. Too many hobbies - not enough time! Sewing, reading, writing, sport......and, most importantly, day dreaming! ;-)

  • @credenza1
    @credenza1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Vivi. Thanks for the demo.

  • @smezley50
    @smezley50 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very helpful Vivi, especially the plastic containers being the perfect portions for meals.

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      They work out at about the equivalent of a tin so they're particularly useful if you're following a recipe that asks for, say, a tin of tomatoes.......and so easy to come by as they're take-away tubs that folk so often throw out (I ask my friends to keep theirs for me). :-)

  • @LindaPenney
    @LindaPenney 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome update vivi i can not wait for my first harvest of broad beans

  • @lindenbergers
    @lindenbergers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just catching up on your vids Vivi. This was actually a good one as i planted a lot of broad beans (we call them bush beans), and as you are weeks ahead of me in harvests, it works out nicely! I plan to make some pickled been salads and can them as well.

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oooooh - have fun with your harvest! :-)

  • @AnikaLacerte
    @AnikaLacerte 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very useful, thank you! I wondered what blanching was. 😊

  • @livelaughloveeveryday4100
    @livelaughloveeveryday4100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love having stuff in the freezer and ready to be used. I cleaned out my freezer yesterday - I did have some stuff to throw away - that bugs me. Broad beans - I wondered what they were called in US. Fava = Butter beans= Lima beans. I never cared for lima beans as a child, then had them at a pot luck, at work, years later and loved them. Love your kitchen vids!

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! happy scoffing. :-)

    • @louisetremblay7708
      @louisetremblay7708 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lima beans and fava beans are different beans :)

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      So confusing!!! I have American friends telling me both! Argh! What do you call broad beans?

    • @louisetremblay7708
      @louisetremblay7708 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here is a link explaining the differences between the two: www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-fava-beans-and-lima-beans

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fab - thank you.......but this seems to say broad bean and Fave are the same......and Lima is different. Argh! The confusion continues! ;-)

  • @fragilefleur
    @fragilefleur 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Last year I blanched so many baggies of kale and Swiss chard. I found that using a metal collander or seive with the ingredients then popping that into the hot water made it faster to transfer the veg from pot to cold water. It's especially useful for greens that are cut or small things that you have to chase around the pan to scoop out. I also didn't have enough ice from my freezer to keep the water cold so bought a bag if ice before a big blanching session.
    And you are not weird. I save juice and soda bottles for cloches, then clamshell plastic containers that veg come in for when I harvest bc they have holes in them. I save the cherry tomato containers and any that are in good shape. Those take away containers are perfect size. I have some that I bought by my new drawer freezer is going to be another storage challenge since everything is down from floor to maybe mid thigh height. Should be interesting. Good job on the blanching video. The process is so time and temp detailed but when you learn it it's such a useful tool. Nice of you to share the knowledge.

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you - hopefully we can all learn together. :-)

  • @preppypinkcrocodile3400
    @preppypinkcrocodile3400 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love learning how people store their harvests. I freeze more than anything. I can up tomato sauce and tomato jam and usually one or two other things. But freezing is my go to. Last year I used my food processor to shred up lots of zucchini and stored it in zip top baggies flat in the freezer to use. I also used it to slice rhubarb, which I froze in 1 cup mounds, then took those mounds and stored them in a bag in the freezer. It slices them thinner than I would by hand but goodness does it save time and you know what...it all tastes the same in a scone or muffin. I will have to pop on tomorrow to read the comments because I definitely hope to learn some new creative ways to store things! XOKK

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      We'll become the storage nerds together! :-)

  • @christinesimpkin570
    @christinesimpkin570 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for all the tips! I've always been very nervous about storing and always think I have got it all wrong so this video has given me confidence 🙂 So interesting too 👍

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh that's great - thank you. We 're all learning together. :-)

  • @verasheehan4344
    @verasheehan4344 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Vive just found this vid very helpful thanks

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah good.......there are always occasions when we get gluts......it's so good to be able to store them safely to use later. :-)

  • @50shadesofgreen
    @50shadesofgreen 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    good morning Vivi !! thanks for the advice and information about storing your broad beans​ in the freezer !! I take it the same thing for most of the vegetable ??? thanks for sharing your knowledge and as always happy gardening !!

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes......basic principal can be applied to most veg. :-)

  • @MrMush78
    @MrMush78 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Evening Vivi have a look at these groups on facebook .... Safe canning recipes ... and ... Jam jelly & preserve making group uk ... There 2 good ones

  • @radishesfortheresistance4734
    @radishesfortheresistance4734 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've really wanted to try some broad(fava) beans ever since I saw your harvest video. I went to the store today and not a fresh, dried, or canned one in site!!!!! I couldn't even find any in with the seed packets. Not very popular where I live I guess. I'll have to grow my own next year.

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your own will taste better!.....but what a shame you couldn't find any to at least try..... :-)

  • @robberntson8934
    @robberntson8934 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think the term you were looking for was " You can't teach your Granny to suck eggs". Not sure if I want to know where that one came from. LOL

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahahahaha - I knew it didn't sound quite right! Cheers! ;-)

  • @sivanagarajah913
    @sivanagarajah913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very useful! Thanks

  • @amypellicer1237
    @amypellicer1237 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello From Florida! Very informative video! Thanks for sharing! Quick question - what type of broad bean did you grow this year?

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. They were Aquadulcie Claudia - sown last October.

  • @anitavinesett3180
    @anitavinesett3180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Vivi, I love the striped shirt with the pockets in the front can you tell me the brand/tag and where you got it please.Love the way it drapes, the pockets,the sleeve length,and the all over length.If you can remember it would greatly be appreciated.

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww....cheers.....it's one of my favourites. There isn't a tag/brand though......I got it in a craft market in Cornwall years ago - sorry. :-)

  • @mjblack6111
    @mjblack6111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am drinking all this information in ready for (hopefully) large amounts of crops on my allotment next year! I'm usually a wing-and-a-prayer type person but because so much prep needs to go in to my allotment before I can use it has forced me to take a step back and actually plan things. My broad beans at home are only just starting to form pods as I only sowed them in spring (9 plants) but there's no sign of blackfly yet so there's reason to be hopeful for a good little crop of fresh beans to munch on this summer

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fingers crossed for your harvest! :-)

  • @sandychristiansen7119
    @sandychristiansen7119 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I want to start storing my produce and this was so easy to understand. Thanks so much.
    Sorry if this is a silly question but you didn't have to take the skins off like you did with the dip, correct? Is that because you will be using them in soups?

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't take the skins off before freezing but I will take them off once cooked later on. :-)

  • @maggsh4137
    @maggsh4137 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Vivi, how long did you blanch the beans? Last year I froze most of my Cobra c beans but some of the batches when I used them through the winter had a thin skin on. Was it because I blanched them too long or not enough? thanks for the video! All being well next yr I'm going to grow different types of beans, some for drying also.

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did them for 2-3 mins depending on size. The skin on yours was most likely because they were picked mature......try picking earlier (and regularly to encourage more pods). Have fun next year trying new beans. :-)

  • @leilanik3333
    @leilanik3333 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Vivi. I have never grown broad beans before. Here its been between 65 and 80 degrees during the day, yes crazy weather. Do broad beans grow best in cool weather or can they handle the 80s? You make them look so delicious iwant to try them.

    • @giuliofish
      @giuliofish 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't know where you live, but I grow broad bean in northern Italy where it gets crazy hot in the summer and they are definilty a cool weather crop. So I start the seeds on a window sill in February (in toilet tube rolls), they go out in the middle of March when I'm pretty sure it won't freeze (but sometimes have to throw plastic on top) and we have beans by the end of May. Then we get 30 celcius by the beginning of June and we have to eat like crazy. My beans are already done, and only last a couple weeks, but are worth it. The trick to to catch the cool part of spring. Hope that helps.

    • @leilanik3333
      @leilanik3333 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ithilien Fields Yes it does thank you. I wonder if I can plant them in the fall and harvest before the frost? I am in the north western part of the United state's.

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I plant mine in mid-October......seems to give them a bit of a head start for an early crop before it gets too hot and before the worst of the blackfly! :-)

    • @giuliofish
      @giuliofish 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The weird thing about where I live is that even though it gets really hot in the summer, it can really freeze in the winter (like more that minus 10) and I don't think they would make it. I actually miss my old moderate climate of cooler summer and winters; but console myself that I rarely have to think about fungal diseases on tomatoes!

    • @sandychristiansen7119
      @sandychristiansen7119 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I grew broad beans last yr for the 1st time after watching Vivi grow them. I planted them at the same time as peas and they did fine even though it got hot before they were ready -- don't have any humidity in the summer maybe that's why they could take the heat I live in western Montana

  • @shannonrobinson262
    @shannonrobinson262 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    My pods went black. I'm giving up for this year. I'll try again in fall to plant for early spring. I love the flowers so I'll grow anyway, but the variety I tried was too long a season so it got hot too fast here. The dwarf French beans and dwarf Italian beans are in production, so I won't starve😉

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh what a shame.........I'm glad you have the back-up of the dwarf beans, :-)

  • @carolinehonse35
    @carolinehonse35 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GREAT video! I just bought a dehydrator to dry my herbs, garlic, and many of my vegetables since it's so expensive to buy them and I use them as the bulk of my diet. I never thought of blanching and freezing because I thought it would be laborious and too time-consuming but now you've converted me.
    I can't wait to watch more of your kitchen videos about both preserving your garden goods and then later using them in recipes.
    I love your kitchen especially the teal painted wall.
    Like so many others I am really enjoying watching "what Vivi does next."

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awww.........thank you - that's lovely to hear. :-)

  • @eveny119
    @eveny119 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't know blanching did all that. I blanched veggies thinking it killed anything bad (sterilizing) thus making it last longer. What would you do with herbs, like parsley? I usually freeze herbs fresh, does drying kill all the nutrients?

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I usually dry herbs because of lack of space......some nutrient loss.

  • @stevendowden2579
    @stevendowden2579 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    smashing video

  • @BenniLkitchengarden
    @BenniLkitchengarden 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi ViviNice video. I have broad beens, but I have never freezed them.Do you put salt into the boilingwater? And do you remove the grey skin before you freez them?

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Benni.......no I didn't add salt (I rarely use salt in anything).......and no I didn't remove their skins.....when I cook them later on I'll take the skins off. Happy harvesting and storing. :-)

    • @BenniLkitchengarden
      @BenniLkitchengarden 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tanks. My brodbeens only have flowers yet, but they grov nicely

  • @mariebaker1782
    @mariebaker1782 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Storing is what I need help with.can I use this method for runner beans? I've got loads and I'm starting to get a bit fed up with them!

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes......you can use this method for all beans......plus I'll soon be showing how to store the beans either dry or 'demi sec' (half dry). :-)

  • @PoppyChaz76
    @PoppyChaz76 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanku for sharing Viv .It is very helpful as i am growing alot of new veg this year and will have to get a deep freezer as i think i may fill it lol.Hope u have a wonderful weekend :) x

  • @jacquelinebramhall3892
    @jacquelinebramhall3892 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    do you shell them before you freeze or don't you need to take the skin off ?

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't take the skins off before freezing.....takes too long. I do the skinning once cooked. :-)

  • @carolinegray3150
    @carolinegray3150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice listening

  • @bobbidazzler1343
    @bobbidazzler1343 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's like a science lab! Can't wait to eat whatever I get after the vinegar spray of death. 😄

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL! I hope you get a few at least! :-)

  • @floriebrown2089
    @floriebrown2089 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you ferment vegetable? Thanks for the video.

  • @carolinegray3150
    @carolinegray3150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am watching the rest of this video

  • @uncle870
    @uncle870 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    R reet chuck crackin vid if the quote" teaching ya grandmother to suck lemons" wasn't an old saying it is now lol ;-@

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahahahahaha - I KNEW it didn't quite sound right! ;-)

  • @jackicomber8534
    @jackicomber8534 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Next time can you show from picking ?

    • @WhatVivididnext
      @WhatVivididnext  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here's the picking. :-) th-cam.com/video/Ky6ZLHN7yGw/w-d-xo.html