I think it is just better to blanch them first. It helps preserve the green color. I have frozen a lot of them without blanching first. My problem is that I just throw them in ziplock baggies in the freezer while waiting for enough and then I never get around to using the vacuum sealer on them so they don’t stay as fresh as as they would if I did it correctly to start with.Apparently Im doing a fall garden after all. I wasn't really planning on it but kiddo says he would help eat it. I lost rather large amounts of green beans due to no one eating them. I couldve frozen them but would forget to put them in the freezer. Actually i thought you had to blanch them first.
do you have to blanch them first? Or is just better to do that, instead of necessary?