What I do is similar, but not quite identical, to many above.
Wash, dry, cut in half, remove seeds & stem, immediately freeze on piece of wax paper on tray(s), store frozen halves -- nested together but not tightly -- in plastic freezer box. Keeps (in real freezer, not refrigerator freezer compartment) in good condition for 1 yr +
To use: remove what I want from freezer box, if stuffing, do immediately, if (most usual) cutting up to put into something let them thaw *very* slightly -- couple of minutes, maybe, then cut into desired size pieces and put them into whatever I'm cooking, which is ready for them to be added before they come out of the freezer.
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