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Wow, I just Googled this to confirm. Thanks for posting this. I have been looking at buying one of these for years, but no more.

@Aneelee: You can totally freeze it in original packaging (assuming you mean the plastic box with cellophane top combo). I do this all the time when I buy tofu and then realize I don't need it for two weeks.

Also, be aware that the texture of the frozen stuff is significantly different. I love it and will buy extra tofu just to freeze, but it's definitely not the same as the silken/firm texture you start with. If you're throwing it into a soup or something where it will cook for a while, you can totally throw it in frozen too.

Any tips for getting rid of the smell in the room after you cook? I'd love to cook salmon more, but the smell is just so overpowering.

I've also read that they ripen extra-extra-fast if you put an apple or a banana into the paper bag with the avocado. Supposedly the apple releases these fruit "hormones" that make other things ripen, too.

Have honestly never tried it for avocados, but I've been really careful about plastic bagging and separating apples from other produce since I read that!

Has anyone used those $50 Zoku molds? I've been thinking of buying one, but only if the freezing process can guarantee the sorbet-like texture of store-bought popsicles. I can't stand the regular popsicle molds that basically create big blocks of ice!

I love IKEA's Chinese name because I find it so clever. It vaguely sounds right phonetically (yee-gee-a), but the best part is that the two characters mean "suitable/fitting" and "home", so the name means "perfect for your home" :)

Cannot wait to make my first strawberry rhubarb pie of the year!

Yum! I wonder if it would also be good to add some chipotles in adobo for an extra smoky kick.

Ditto on the shabu-shabu. My parents bought a fondue pot specifically to use for the Chinese version (hot pot).

@Elyn

Haha, I was just about to say the same thing! I couldn't NOT see those things everywhere in Bangkok.

In case someone does shell out the airfare to Thailand, be prepared that the Bangkok markets have the most amazing and CHEAP selection of homewares I've ever seen in one place. I think that stores like Anthropologie and Cost Plus actually source a lot of their stuff from there.