Guest guest Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Amond milk freezes well, and it's handy to have the cubes to throw in a smoothie, or whatever! I've not frozen herbs, but maybe someone else on the list can help with that! Good luck with keeping your hubby healthy!!Ginny From: Sandy <skbelanger@...> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:27 PM Subject: Silicone trays I have been very quiet here but got my VM a few months ago. I want to freeze almond milk, and also veggies and herbs in ice cube trys so I can toss them in soups, drinks, etc. Some of you are a wealth of knowledge so I thought I would "pick" your brains. I am trying to do everything possible to keep my husband cancer-free. He had Multiple Myeloma a year ago and had a transplant and is doing wonderful, thankfully, and I want to keep him healthy. Any concerns with freezing in the silicone flexible ice cube trays? I would remove them and freeze them in feezer bags once frozen. Thanks for any help. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hi, Sandy-good for you on taking steps to keep healthy! I personally had MANY issues with silicone and no longer use it. I had a huge collection of silicone bakeware and molds, and was having consistent lingering health issues that I couldn't quite put my finger on. On accident, I realized that every time I handled silicone, I had skin rashes and flare ups in my fingers, so as an experiment, I quite using it and the issues resolved. I tried using it again, and the symptoms returned. My research showed that MOST silicone is made in China, where we all know some questionable practices go on, so I opted not to use it any more (it was heartbreaking to get rid of my massive collection, but not worth the health risks) I do not know if freezing has the same effect on leaching as the bakeware silicone does, but again, I opted to err on the side of caution and not use it at all. I now use strictly glass mason jars for my storage (and I do freeze nut/grain milks in them-just be sure to allow a little head space in the jar so they don't crack. I am not a fan of plastic or metal ice cube trays either, but I flash freeze what I can in them and then quickly transfer them to a jar to store. Aluminum ice cube trays-not great, plastic even more questionable, but silicone was the only other option, and based on MY experience, I chose not to use silicone. > > Amond milk freezes well, and it's handy to have the cubes to throw in a smoothie, or whatever! I've not frozen herbs, but maybe someone else on the list can help with that! Good luck with keeping your hubby healthy!! > > Ginny > > > > ________________________________ > From: Sandy <skbelanger@...> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:27 PM > Subject: Silicone trays > > >  > I have been very quiet here but got my VM a few months ago. I want to freeze almond milk, and also veggies and herbs in ice cube trys so I can toss them in soups, drinks, etc. Some of you are a wealth of knowledge so I thought I would " pick " your brains. I am trying to do everything possible to keep my husband cancer-free. He had Multiple Myeloma a year ago and had a transplant and is doing wonderful, thankfully, and I want to keep him healthy. Any concerns with freezing in the silicone flexible ice cube trays? I would remove them and freeze them in feezer bags once frozen. > Thanks for any help. > Sandy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Be sure to use BPA free plastic If you google it you will get a lot of helpful information.Plant based diet foods is great for cancer if you get a chance to watch movie called " Forks over knives". It has a lot of good information a women who had cancer and is now cancer free...you can watch some clips of it on you tube.God blessPatSent from my iPadOn Jan 17, 2012, at 3:59 PM, Ginny Welton <ginbit@...> wrote: Amond milk freezes well, and it's handy to have the cubes to throw in a smoothie, or whatever! I've not frozen herbs, but maybe someone else on the list can help with that! Good luck with keeping your hubby healthy!!Ginny From: Sandy <skbelanger@...> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:27 PM Subject: Silicone trays I have been very quiet here but got my VM a few months ago. I want to freeze almond milk, and also veggies and herbs in ice cube trys so I can toss them in soups, drinks, etc. Some of you are a wealth of knowledge so I thought I would "pick" your brains. I am trying to do everything possible to keep my husband cancer-free. He had Multiple Myeloma a year ago and had a transplant and is doing wonderful, thankfully, and I want to keep him healthy. Any concerns with freezing in the silicone flexible ice cube trays? I would remove them and freeze them in feezer bags once frozen. Thanks for any help. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Hi , Thanks for some excellent information. I knew someone would come thru here. Guess I'll have to find another way to freeze my veggies and herbs in small quantities. I want to stay away from the aluminum trays and definitely the plastic ones. Maybe I could use some of those tiny glass baby food jars I saved many years ago for some of the foods. I'll figure something out. And I thought it was such a good idea.... Sandy -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 62967 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I have some "half jelly jar" mason jars that have a wide mouth, and they work a charm for freezing small amounts-small enough to chuck in the vitamix. You can thaw them enough to get the contents out by just setting them in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes, then the "chunk" will slide right out. We use them to make popsicles, since we don't want to use plastic molds :)Sent from my iPadOn Jan 18, 2012, at 6:29 PM, <skbelanger@...> wrote: Hi , Thanks for some excellent information. I knew someone would come thru here. Guess I'll have to find another way to freeze my veggies and herbs in small quantities. I want to stay away from the aluminum trays and definitely the plastic ones. Maybe I could use some of those tiny glass baby food jars I saved many years ago for some of the foods. I'll figure something out. And I thought it was such a good idea.... Sandy -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 62967 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012  I'll look next time I go to Meijer or bed bath and beyond. Thanks, that sounds perfect. Re: Re: Silicone trays I have some "half jelly jar" mason jars that have a wide mouth, and they work a charm for freezing small amounts-small enough to chuck in the vitamix. You can thaw them enough to get the contents out by just setting them in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes, then the "chunk" will slide right out. We use them to make popsicles, since we don't want to use plastic molds Sent from my iPad On Jan 18, 2012, at 6:29 PM, <skbelanger@...> wrote: Hi ,Thanks for some excellent information. I knew someone would come thru here. :)Guess I'll have to find another way to freeze my veggies and herbs in small quantities. I want to stay away from the aluminum trays and definitely the plastic ones. Maybe I could use some of those tiny glass baby food jars I saved many years ago for some of the foods. I'll figure something out.And I thought it was such a good idea....Sandy--I am using the free version of SPAMfighter.We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam.SPAMfighter has removed 62967 of my spam emails to date.Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/lenThe Professional version does not have this message I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter.SPAMfighter has removed 62967 of my spam emails to date.Do you have a slow PC? Try free scan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I came across some stainless steel popsicle molds that might work here: www.superbabyfood.com > > Hi , > > Thanks for some excellent information. I knew someone would come thru > here. > Guess I'll have to find another way to freeze my veggies and herbs in small > quantities. I want to stay away from the aluminum trays and definitely the > plastic ones. Maybe I could use some of those tiny glass baby food jars I > saved many years ago for some of the foods. I'll figure something out. > And I thought it was such a good idea.... > > Sandy > > > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 62967 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 COOL! Sadly, I am allergic to nickel and can't use stainless either, but these would be perfect for many who wants to avoid plastics! Thanks for posting the link. > > > > Hi , > > > > Thanks for some excellent information. I knew someone would come thru > > here. > > Guess I'll have to find another way to freeze my veggies and herbs in small > > quantities. I want to stay away from the aluminum trays and definitely the > > plastic ones. Maybe I could use some of those tiny glass baby food jars I > > saved many years ago for some of the foods. I'll figure something out. > > And I thought it was such a good idea.... > > > > Sandy > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > > SPAMfighter has removed 62967 of my spam emails to date. > > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 It sounds like has an allergy to silicone, and/or had inferior(if made in Japan) blended silicone.I have used silicone bakeware for years (made in France) withoutany problems. From: MO <olsonmlb@...> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 5:43 PM Subject: Re: Silicone trays I came across some stainless steel popsicle molds that might work here: www.superbabyfood.com > > Hi , > > Thanks for some excellent information. I knew someone would come thru > here. > Guess I'll have to find another way to freeze my veggies and herbs in small > quantities. I want to stay away from the aluminum trays and definitely the > plastic ones. Maybe I could use some of those tiny glass baby food jars I > saved many years ago for some of the foods. I'll figure something out. > And I thought it was such a good idea.... > > Sandy > > > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 62967 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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