With summer around the corner and fresh fruits and veggies abounding, I am looking for freezing tips. I would like to do this without adding any sweetners or preservatives as much as possible. I also need to know how long things usually last in the freezer before it starts to taste like the freezer. Recently, strawberries were on sale and I washed, sliced, and froze 20lbs. in one pound bags. We are going through them like water! Hopefully I will be able to do this with all sorts of berries this summer. I have purchased frozen peaches at the store, but they have preservatives in them. Any tips? How about other fruit? Tips for veggies?

I have also recently shredded and froze cheese, and it turned out great! I get a ton of cheese thru the WIC program and really needed to do something with it. It is really convienient and not at all mushy like I thought it would be.

Oregon shrimp meat was also on sale, so I bought 5lbs. and froze it in 6oz. packages. Perfect size for a shrimp louis. I freeze all sorts of meats, I just need to remember to take it out in time to defrost for dinner! What about freezing precooked meats or lunch meats? How do they turn out?

Thanks in advance!