Useful tips ~ thank you! My favorite part: (4:35) "Write on it, what it is and when you put it in there...because after freezing for 3 months you'll think it's pork fat."
Thanks for this video; it was informative as it gave me the idea to cut loads of onions (ahead of time) and just drop them in when I make a large pot of homemade soup. :)
Thank you on this tip for freezing onions. We go through onions pretty quickly, as I cook with them frequently. However, we love Vidalias as well. I will definitely use your information to freeze them for the winter when you can’t get them fresh any longer.
Hello Preacher….I’ve used the onion peels along with garlic peels ….add Rock Salt or Himalayan salt…some pepper corns and break all in the MIXER or Mill …..makes a wonderful RUB ……..Try it ….Miss. B from TX
A better way to freeze chopped onions is to put them on a parchment lined baking sheet, freeze them and then put them in a bag. They will be separated and easier to get measure. You can do the same technique with green peas, green beans, and any other veggie you store in the freezer.
@@preachersdayoff I do the same with any fruit or veggie I am going to freeze. You can do the same with carrot. Either slice them or shred them. Spread them on a sheet and freeze them. When frozen, bag them and put them back in the freezer.
You need to try freezing them (and other veg.) on a sheet pan, then breaking them up, and place into your freezer bags. They can then be used later, in small portions. You wont end up with a big frozen block of diced onions!
Good tips. Being a Ga boy I’ve ate my share of vidalia onions but I like the hotter yellow Texas onions. We will start canning in a week or so. You ever tried a BLT with a fried green tomato? Delicious!👍🏻😁🍅
We never ate green tomatoes growing up. I've had them a few times and I like them alright. My wife only eats the red ones so I can't pick the green ones.
Preacher's Day Off . I picked some green ones today and fried them for supper. I noticed I had some little worms eating holes in the ones that were turning red.👎🏻🤣🐛
I have noticed in the last five years the Vidalia onion are making me cry more than usual but last year I brought a 50pound bag of Carolina sweet and I didn't shed a tear with them
@@preachersdayoff I got mine from the SC state Farmers market in Columbia SC I was putting up Vidalia onion today and wished I had went to SC Farmers market instead of the GA Farmers market in Cordele ga
Linda Lincoln for years my wife would laugh her butt off at me when I cut onions and cried my eyes out. I looked like a funny mess. One day she showed our teen son how to cut an onion. She said step one put it in the freezer so you don’t cry and look silly like your dad. I asked why she didn’t tell me that technique. She said, why? Watching you cut onions was the hardest I would laugh all week. So to keep her laughing, 20 years later, I still don’t freeze the onion before I cut it.
"Tomorrow....YOU WILL BE MINE." I experience this all the time in my garden. LOL (Then a rabbit comes buy, or some other creature, and has a feast in the mean-time.)
I'm sorry, Preacher, but I don't believe that. You cut that tree up, and didn't even hit yourself in the head with a branch. Explain that! Luck? No way.
@@preachersdayoff I'm going to experiment with different sizes and chopped. Was looking at another video for Green Onion / Scallion, and they laid out small chopped on tray to freeze 1-2 hour before putting in bag or small container to freeze.
Thawing onions b4 you use from the freezer is something I never taught about watery onions on the pan,can you tell me what to do maybe drain on a kitchen towel b4 using them ?? Thanks very much I love onions 🌰
The current opinion on the Internet is that you should not vacuum seal onions or garlic because of the gases that they admit they also claim that vacuum sealed onions will not preserve as well as non-sealed
If you don't have a vacuum sealer just push out as much air as possible with your hands, seal the bag almost all the way up, put a straw in the hole and suck out the rest of the air by inhaling. Don't inhale an onion piece; that would be bad.
Had a subscriber ask me to do a video on southern fried wild turkey. The wife put a half breast of one I killed in the freezer and now I can't find it to save my life...Got to write on them bags that's for sure. Mater sammich for you coming up I reckon! I don't eat maters, I know you probably think I don't eat no vegetables... No Kraut, no maters, I'm just a pure communist huh?
Brown or red papery 🧅 skins make a BRILLIANT fertiliser for garden and house plants. Soak a fist full in a half bucket of water for a week, then pull the skins out. (The solution should look like weak tea.) Dilute if it looks too strong. It gives a fantastic burst of growth for about a week. Louise, Australia 🦘
Useful tips ~ thank you! My favorite part: (4:35) "Write on it, what it is and when you put it in there...because after freezing for 3 months you'll think it's pork fat."
Thanks for this video; it was informative as it gave me the idea to cut loads of onions (ahead of time) and just drop them in when I make a large pot of homemade soup. :)
Thank you on this tip for freezing onions. We go through onions pretty quickly, as I cook with them frequently. However, we love Vidalias as well. I will definitely use your information to freeze them for the winter when you can’t get them fresh any longer.
Hope you enjoy
I liked your attitude. Thank you SR.
So nice of you, thanks for watching!
Lots of great tips - thank you!
You are so welcome!
Great video, thanks for the tips, and greetings from Australia!
Thanks for watching!
Great information on eating fresh, then the Ziploc bag and then the vacuum bag good information! Cuz I have a bag of Vidalia onions on my counter now
Glad I could help, Pamela
So sayeth the shepherd! Those food savers are awesome. Works great for sealing up brass and bullets for shipping 😁
So saith the flock! LOL
Vacuum sealing, a great idea. Seal bait fish or cut bait that will be hard to find in the winter blue cat season. Enjoyed the view from your kitchen.
Right! I need to do a bait video one of these days.
Great tip on making them in flat bags
Thanks
Hello Preacher….I’ve used the onion peels along with garlic peels ….add Rock Salt or Himalayan salt…some pepper corns and break all in the MIXER or Mill …..makes a wonderful RUB ……..Try it ….Miss. B from TX
Sounds great! I'll give it a try.
Thanks for sharing👍🏽🥰
Thanks for stopping by
I bought a bunch if cauliflowers, potatoes onions and tomatoes today. I ned to learn how to save them. Thanks
Hey, it's you.. I've seen you in Colorado.. 😀😀😀😀😀🙌🙌🙌🐸🐸👽
This is where a veggie chopper would come in handy, lol. Poor guy, crying away 😂
A better way to freeze chopped onions is to put them on a parchment lined baking sheet, freeze them and then put them in a bag. They will be separated and easier to get measure. You can do the same technique with green peas, green beans, and any other veggie you store in the freezer.
Great tip!
@@preachersdayoff I do the same with any fruit or veggie I am going to freeze. You can do the same with carrot. Either slice them or shred them. Spread them on a sheet and freeze them. When frozen, bag them and put them back in the freezer.
Good tips on saving onions. One jewel ready in the tomato plants. It will be tasty.
You can say Preacher told us So...I love him
Love you too! Thanks for watching.
Have you tried this with Tupperware? Any freezer burn?
Ahhh tomato I love it very nice rows of tomatoes
Our have done pretty good this year. They just won't turn red!
You need to try freezing them (and other veg.) on a sheet pan, then breaking them up, and place into your freezer bags. They can then be used later, in small portions. You wont end up with a big frozen block of diced onions!
I do that method with my sweet peppers and it works great.
Just portion what you normally use into baggies, then into vacumn seal or freezer bags
Good tips. Being a Ga boy I’ve ate my share of vidalia onions but I like the hotter yellow Texas onions. We will start canning in a week or so. You ever tried a BLT with a fried green tomato? Delicious!👍🏻😁🍅
We never ate green tomatoes growing up. I've had them a few times and I like them alright. My wife only eats the red ones so I can't pick the green ones.
Preacher's Day Off . I picked some green ones today and fried them for supper. I noticed I had some little worms eating holes in the ones that were turning red.👎🏻🤣🐛
Pretty sure reciting Shakespeare makes tomato’s ripen faster:) thanks for the onion prep tips! I didn’t even have to shed a tear:)
I'd read them the whole play if it would
I have noticed in the last five years the Vidalia onion are making me cry more than usual but last year I brought a 50pound bag of Carolina sweet and I didn't shed a tear with them
I have been suspicious about that for the last few years. I'll try them if I can find the out here.
@@preachersdayoff I got mine from the SC state Farmers market in Columbia SC I was putting up Vidalia onion today and wished I had went to SC Farmers market instead of the GA Farmers market in Cordele ga
Really great for cheese
Can this work for onion salad
You never want to mistake the onions for the pork fat.
We've worn out a food saver or two. They are well worth the money!
My only regret is not buying it years ago.
@@preachersdayoffso when I vacuum seal onions and peppers do I Have To freeze them?? Or will they last and be ok just in the vacuum sealed bags??
Thanks Mr. Preacher..
You're welcome Jason!
Put onions in refrig 30 minutes before cutting to prevent eyes watering.
Linda Lincoln for years my wife would laugh her butt off at me when I cut onions and cried my eyes out. I looked like a funny mess. One day she showed our teen son how to cut an onion. She said step one put it in the freezer so you don’t cry and look silly like your dad. I asked why she didn’t tell me that technique. She said, why? Watching you cut onions was the hardest I would laugh all week. So to keep her laughing, 20 years later, I still don’t freeze the onion before I cut it.
I thought everyone kept them in the fridge anyway.
Do you rinse the onions after freezing? I usually rinse mine right after peeling. I'm wondering if that will cause an issue freezing.
I don't rinse mine and they have kept just fine.
awesome cheers!
Thanks for watching
You will never shed another onion tear if you can remember to breath through your mouth ONLY. It takes practice but it works!
I'll try that next time
What kind of tomato cages are those Sir?
"Tomorrow....YOU WILL BE MINE." I experience this all the time in my garden. LOL (Then a rabbit comes buy, or some other creature, and has a feast in the mean-time.)
Birds will do it too! LOL
Take bamboo skewers and press them in long wise to the sides of the bag and divide it in thirds it will let you break the block on stripes.
How long do these chopped onions last in the freezer from your experience ?
We are some last week and I couldn't tell they had been frozen for a year. If you're cooking with them I'd say a year.
Ad ised in other site to saute onions before freezing...
Just rinse unpeeled onions with cold water or let sit in cold water for a few minutes b4 cutting and u won't tear
I like a man who knows his onions
Food is my only field of expertise
I'm sorry, Preacher, but I don't believe that. You cut that tree up, and didn't even hit yourself in the head with a branch. Explain that! Luck? No way.
عالی بود 👌👌
Thanks
Hi preacher, how do you freeze garlic?
I don't know, I've never grown enough to need to learn that.
I plan on using 1 gallon bag with 4 smaller individual bags to keep inside.
Thats a great idea
@@preachersdayoff I'm going to experiment with different sizes and chopped. Was looking at another video for Green Onion / Scallion, and they laid out small chopped on tray to freeze 1-2 hour before putting in bag or small container to freeze.
Thawing onions b4 you use from the freezer is something I never taught about watery onions on the pan,can you tell me what to do maybe drain on a kitchen towel b4 using them ?? Thanks very much I love onions 🌰
Yes or put them in a strainer
@@preachersdayoff thanks will do 😊🇮🇪
😂😂😂 soo true happen to me all the time keep saying am goin to label but then.....
HAHA I still find stuff that slipped by me
The "sliced" onions - did he freeze them just cut in half?
No, sliced in rings
It’s pronounced VI-DAY-Yuh. Lol. Great job sir!
I'm from Arkansas! How dare you challenge the linguistics of a superior dialect. lol
Preacher's Day Off hahahaaa! I love it brother!
We’re coming, says the tomatoes 🍅🍅🍅, lol.
Hahaha!
so whats the tip then for them not stinking the freezer out please preacher?
Squeeze the air out and make sure the bag is sealed. I never smell them in the freezer.
@@preachersdayoff thanks for getting back to me
You can reseal bag after you take out half the onions.
True!
he says about the ripe tomato--one more day, tomorrow you'll be mine, --come back tomorrow and a bird will have eaten on it, lol
I've got plenty to share with the birds
I have got to get us a food saver.
My only regret is that I waited so long to get it.
How can a vega tele can be in a freezer
How Long can a vegetales be in the freezer
It depends on how well it is sealed. 6 months no problem, after a year the quality may start to go, but you could safely eat them well after that.
The current opinion on the Internet is that you should not vacuum seal onions or garlic because of the gases that they admit they also claim that vacuum sealed onions will not preserve as well as non-sealed
Mine were fine. They don’t stay in the freezer long.
Thanks for sharing I know it’s a Old Video 5-25-2025❤
You came back from the future to watch this video. I am so honored! ; )
No blanching?
nope, and it worked just fine
Not necessarily 😄
Not necessary
If you don't have a vacuum sealer just push out as much air as possible with your hands, seal the bag almost all the way up, put a straw in the hole and suck out the rest of the air by inhaling. Don't inhale an onion piece; that would be bad.
Haha yep that will work
@@preachersdayoff My straw takes up so little counter space! :-)
What about potatoes?
IDK, I've never froze them, they may change colors
you do not say what size to cut the onions .
What ever size you need
Had a subscriber ask me to do a video on southern fried wild turkey. The wife put a half breast of one I killed in the freezer and now I can't find it to save my life...Got to write on them bags that's for sure. Mater sammich for you coming up I reckon! I don't eat maters, I know you probably think I don't eat no vegetables... No Kraut, no maters, I'm just a pure communist huh?
hahaha I've learned to label the hard way myself. I'm mainly a meat eater and I only use vegetables for seasoning.
I had leaned that vacuum sealing onions is dangeroous and it is not recommended. Your comments please.
I've never heard this.
@@preachersdayoff . You can certainly freeze it just not vacuum sealed. It
No need to label how many onions, just that they're onions -- and add the date!
yep
why so dam fast?
I got things to do
zzzzzzzz
Turn it off and go to bed
No god we trust!
Geez you are long winded.
I'm a preacher, what did you expect?
Brown or red papery 🧅 skins make a BRILLIANT fertiliser for garden and house plants.
Soak a fist full in a half bucket of water for a week, then pull the skins out.
(The solution should look like weak tea.) Dilute if it looks too strong.
It gives a fantastic burst of growth for about a week.
Louise, Australia 🦘
Thanks for the tip!