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A long run of glass freezer doors under the Frozen Food sign at Irricana Family Foods.

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The frozen food doors

A full wall of glass freezer doors, which for a store this size is a genuinely deep selection. Vegetables and berries at one end, fries and hash browns beside them, then pizza, waffles, pockets, pot pies and prepared entrées, with the ice cream at the far end where it belongs.

The freezer is the weeknight department

Frozen vegetables do a job fresh ones can't: they're already prepped, they don't go off, and a bag of peas or a stir-fry blend turns a piece of chicken into supper without a cutting board. Corn, peas, mixed vegetables and stir-fry blends are all stocked, along with frozen berries for smoothies and baking.

Fries, hash browns, pizza, pockets, pot pies and single-serve and family entrées cover the nights nobody is cooking. That's not a failure of nutrition, that's a Tuesday in February.

Ice cream, and where the cones live

Tubs, novelties, bars and boxes are at the end of the run. The waffle cones and sugar cones are not in the freezer, though — they're back in aisle 1 with the marshmallows, which catches people out often enough to be worth mentioning.

Along the freezer doors

  • Frozen peas, corn, mixed and stir-fry vegetables
  • Frozen berries and fruit
  • French fries, crinkle cuts and hash browns
  • Frozen pizza, single and family size
  • Toaster waffles
  • Pot pies, pockets and prepared entrées
  • Frozen fish fillets and shrimp
  • Ice cream tubs, bars and novelties

Stock varies week to week. This is what the store reliably carries, not a live inventory.

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Questions

Frozen Food — your questions

How big is the frozen food section?

It's a full wall of glass freezer doors — vegetables, fruit, potatoes, pizza, breakfast items, entrées, seafood and ice cream.

Are frozen vegetables cheaper than fresh?

Often, and they keep far longer, which usually matters more. Both are stocked — produce is at the front of the store, frozen is along the freezer run.

Where are the ice cream cones?

In aisle 1, with the marshmallows — not in the freezer with the ice cream. It's the store's most reliable wrong turn.

Is there frozen seafood?

Yes. Fish fillets and shrimp are in the freezer run. Canned seafood is in aisle 4.

Can frozen food be refrozen after thawing?

If it thawed in the fridge and is still cold, yes — though quality drops each time. If it sat out at room temperature, or if it's warmed above fridge temperature, don't refreeze it.

What's the safest way to thaw frozen food?

In the fridge overnight is safest. Cold water in a sealed bag, changed every half hour, is the quick alternative. Thawing on the counter lets the outside sit in the danger zone while the middle is still solid.

Does frozen food expire?

Food kept solidly frozen stays safe more or less indefinitely, but quality doesn't. The date on the pack is about texture and flavour, not safety — vegetables are good for around eight to twelve months, and meat and fish rather less.

Can frozen food be cooked in an air fryer?

Most of it, yes, and fries, nuggets, pockets and breaded fish usually come out better than in the oven. Drop the oven temperature on the pack by about 10°C and check early.

Is frozen food less healthy than fresh?

Plain frozen vegetables, fruit and fish are frozen soon after harvest and hold their nutrients well. What varies is the prepared meals — those are worth reading the sodium on, same as anything else in a box.

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Someone in the store can check a shelf faster than any website can tell you what's on it.

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