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be a better cook: sustainable.

Icy does it WHAT TO KEEP IN YOUR FREEZER

A well stocked freezer is an invaluable resource for the home cook, so we’ve pulled together the top 10 ingredients our food team always have in theirs, plus a few nifty ideas on how to use them WORDS THE FOOD TEAM

1 PEAS

This is an obvious one, but peas really are the poster child for frozen food. They ’re picked, processed and frozen in a matter of hours and can be cooked from frozen with ease. And unless you’re in peak pea season and podding them straight into a dish, it’s almost impossible to get them any fresher than frozen – just 24 hours after harvesting, peas lose a lot of their sweetness; freezing them quickly retains the flavour.

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