Have any of you folks ever used frozen veggies that were freezer burned?

[Paper Roses]

Today was set aside to cook beef stew and chowder to freeze.
I have the stew simmering and have prepared all the veggies and will add them shortly. Toward the end, I usually add some frozen peas and frozen green beans.

Just took both from the freezer. The peas are fine but the green beans look freezer burned. I usually use fresh green beans and have frozen on hand if I need them.

These beans have been in the freezer for several months. Can I use them or should I just throw them out?
I cannot get to the store today for some fresh beans, hate to throw these out if they are usable regardless of what they look like.
Any thoughts?

[TeeYiYi]

1. Thaw one out and taste it.

If it tastes ok, you'll have your answer. If it tastes bad, you'll also have your answer.

TYY

[hollysmom]

2. You will live, freezer burned just means it lost some flavor, not gained any.

in a stew, is probably the best place to use them.

[Warpy]

3. "Freezer burn" is actually dehydration

dumping them in the stew early might rehydrate them but the texture will always be just a little weird, at best, and woody at worst. The taste will be OK and they're not dangerous.

Rehydation works better on French cut beans than whole beans. I'd probably toss the latter and just have the peas in the stew.

[japple]

4. I would use them. I have stuff in my freezer that is gradually getting used up. Some of the

stuff has been in there for more than a year. It is still edible, though it hardly tastes and looks like the fresh veggies that were so abundant in the garden when it was produced.

[Nay]

5. Freezer-burned veggies always taste bad to me, so I throw them out.

[MrMickeysMom]

6. Oh, heck… use them...

I've done this, and it does dehydrate them being in there that long, but it's not going to take much away from a recipe (like stew) that can infuse a flavor into them, no?

Maybe I'm just a cheapskate. I hate it when I separate an egg, and skim off the yolk!

[blackcrow]

7. I've used freezer burned stuff

The standards are not high in my kitchen

By themselves they taste slightly odd, but if you're using them in something with strong flavors, it might not be noticeable.