Originally Posted by
MSYtoJFKagain
I've been told to destem and slice in half, remove seeds, lay flat inside a ziploc and suck out the air. If you have a vacuum sealer that will work.
This works well, but frankly I just cut them off the plant, rinse them, and then put them on a platter to freeze individually. Once frozen. I vacuum seal them together (in small packages), and then open / use each package as necessary. A couple minutes of thawing time on the counter is sufficient to handle them, including destemming / deseeding as desired.
Either way, IQF, vacuum seal, and refreezing has worked best for us for long term storage.