I am stocking up a 5-lb. pile of brittle wax yellow beans tonight, and I have completely forgotten how long to blanch them in hot water before stuffing them in the freezer. Any help would be enormously apprecciated! Thank you!

3 minutes.

If using a deep freezer and you'll use them before Thanksgiving (five months), no blanching necessary.

I love my purple beans because I just blanch them until they are green. They are my built in timer!

Thanks a bunch! I'm working on it today.

I blanch green, wax/yellow, & purples for 2 minutes. I'd always rather undercook a little than overcook, since they're going to be cooked again later.

I don't give my peas or beans the full 3 minutes either. The color seems to stay better if I blanch for less than 3 minutes. I watch the individual batch and go somewhere between 2 and 3. Blanching does something with the enzymes to slow the reaction that degrades the flavor and color in the freezer so it's important to do.