[jedberg]

> Frozen peas are just as good as fresh after all.

In what universe? Fresh peas are significantly better, and I'm not even sure that's an opinion as much as fact.

Edit: If HN had controversial markers, this comment would have one. I've watched the points on it go up and down, negative and positive, for the last hour.

Apparently frozen peas is quite controversial.

[wastedhours]

I never realised it was controversial. In every conversation I've had with chefs, cookery programmes watched, experience with both fresh and frozen, never once have I come to the conclusion fresh was better.

Added to the fact they last much longer, I can't see any reason to buy fresh (we're talking petit pois style, rather than runner bean style).

[jedberg]

To me at least (and my wife) previously frozen peas taste floury.

[gaius]

You’re over cooking them. They need just 1 minute in boiling salt water from frozen, not more than that.

[DanBC]

In England peas are taken from field to frozen in less than 4 hours. It's a remarkable process, and it means people buying frozen peas are getting a very good product.

Fresh peas, on the other hand, cover a range from "I picked these myself just now" to "who knows when these came off the plant".

[jpatokal]

If you eat them raw, they're obviously different, but after cooking, they're virtually indistinguishable.

[jedberg]

I can definitely tell. Previously frozen peas taste floury.

[coldtea]

Remove flour from the recipy.

[dekhn]

Modern blast chillers make amazing frozen products. It's a pretty impressive thing: a significant amount of the quality of the product is stored in the frozen product. It depends tremendously on how fast you chill, how thoroughly, etc.