Special freezing demonstration: Thawing wingless gyoza at home

This time we will be experimenting with freezing and thawing juicy gyoza.

In this experiment, we will show you how to defrost frozen dumplings easily at home using a household heating device such as a microwave or toaster oven.

In this article, we will tell you what kind of thawing method is best in order to recreate delicious gyoza at home even after freezing and thawing.

I will tell you about it with plenty of images, so please read to the end.

The important point is the `` thawing time'' when thawing frozen gyoza.

Taking this into consideration, please take a look at the results of adjusting the heating time during defrosting.

Frozen wingless dumplings

First, set the baked gyoza in a gyoza container before freezing.

This time, I was planning to thaw it at home, so I divided it into containers and froze it.

Freeze the gyoza set in a container using an Artlock freezer.

Artlock Freezer is an air blast type freezer, so it can freeze food directly in the container.

Preservation of wingless dumplings

Next, process the frozen dumplings to preserve them.

This time, I put the frozen dumplings in a packaging bag and vacuum packed them.

Vacuum packing prevents the dumplings from coming into contact with oxygen, allowing them to be stored for a longer period of time.

After freezing, the wrapped and vacuum-packed dumplings were stored in the freezer for about a week.

Relatively soft foods like dumplings will collapse if wrapped or vacuum packed before freezing.

On the other hand, in order to maintain higher quality, there is a dilemma of wanting to remove as much air as possible so that it does not come into contact with oxygen.

The Artlock Freezer can freeze food without wrapping it, so packaging and vacuum processing can be done after freezing.

Since frozen food is hard, there is no need to worry about the food being crushed even if you vacuum-process it by removing air more forcefully than before freezing.

As a result, the contact of food with air can be kept to a minimum, which has significant benefits in terms of both preservation quality and shelf life.

Thawing wingless gyoza

After storing for a week, it's time to thaw.

This time, we tested a method to defrost food in the microwave as deliciously as possible, assuming that you would be defrosting it at home.

The verification conditions and results are below.

• 5 thin-skinned dumplings
• Use a 500W microwave oven

heating time	1 minute	1 minute and a half	2 minutes
result	cold, hard	Just right	overcooked, Oil seeping out

In conclusion, I found that the best way to make thin-skinned gyoza is to heat them in a 500W microwave for 1.5 minutes.

When heated for 1 minute, it remained cold and hard, and when heated for 2 minutes, it became overcooked and oil oozed out.

I also found that after thawing it by heating for 1 and a half minutes as described above, you can spread it with sesame oil and bake it in a toaster oven to make it crispier.

In this state, the reproducibility is about 90 points.

Conclusion

This time, we experimented with freezing gyoza and thawing them using a heating method that can be done at home.

Baked dumplings were frozen in an Artlock freezer, wrapped and vacuum packed for storage.

By vacuum-packing the dumplings after freezing, it is possible to thoroughly remove air without crushing the dumplings, which prevents contact with oxygen, improves storage quality, and extends the period during which high quality can be maintained.

Thawing was done in a 500W microwave oven, which is commonly found at home, and the optimal heating time was verified.

The optimal heating time was 1 and a half minutes; at 1 minute it was cold and hard, and at 2 minutes it was oozing oil.

After thawing, I coated it with sesame oil and baked it in a toaster oven, which made it crispy and gave me a score of about 90 points.

This time, we'll show you how to enjoy gyoza while maintaining its deliciousness even with a heater you have at home.

I think each restaurant is very particular about the gyoza wrappers and toppings. We will work with you until you are satisfied with any type of gyoza, such as the difference in chewiness due to the moisture content of the skin, and the moisture content and juiciness when biting due to the difference in the ratio of vegetables and meat in the ingredients. If you are considering freezing gyoza, please contact us!