While I am by no means an expert on freezer cooking, I do like to practice it whenever I can. I stock up on ingredients and freeze them, such as shredded cheese, make freezer soup and double or triple my meals so that we have some portions to freeze for next time.
One issue that kept coming up for me is having an efficient use of freezer space, so I can get the most items in that I can. Using glass canisters is great because they stack easily, but having enough of them can get expensive. Plus, the canisters generally take up a lot of space. Freezer bags are a must, too, but I was getting tired of wrestling with all of those odd-shaped lumps of food.
Here is a great solution to solve the issue. It has worked for both loose items, such as that shredded cheese, to liquids such as broth.
Save an old cereal box to be used again and again. Place a Ziploc or Glad freezer bag into the cereal box, opened of course. Pour your food into the bag that is sitting in the box and then seal it. Place the entire thing in the freezer until it is frozen. Now all of your food will be the same size and shape, making stacking it so much easier to do. Just think of the packages as bricks; the bricks that are building up your savings.
There are two more benefits of this method. One is that you’ll easily be able to see everything at once, so you will know what you have. The second benefit is that you’ll be able to pack the food in so tightly that your freezer will run more efficiently, saving you money on the energy cost to run it.
Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here.
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