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by enriquto 1886 days ago
i only eat steamed broccoli (15min for the stalks and 4min for the greens), and the frozen variety never has the familiar "crunch". Maybe I tried only bad quality frozen stock.
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Freezing breaks down cell walls (ice crystals form and puncture cell walls, faster freezer leads to smaller ice crystals leads to less breakdown). I'm not an expert but I suspect you may never get the crunch from frozen broccoli.