when storing food in a freezer

Hi moonlitmagikchild,In storing foods in the freezer,i used plastic containers for the left over foods.Any kinds of foods raw or cooked it must be put it in the plastic containers.Any way,Tupperware is the best.

It depends on whether it is short term or long term storage. For short term, almost any plastic bag will work, however I generally use sandwich bags for individual portions, or the 4 for a dollar plastic containers from the dollar store. You should try to get as much air out as possible when you freeze. I tried one of those vacuum type bags for freezing but it did not work out as the bags did not seal properly and let air in. Freezing hot dogs is not a problem, just pop them in boiling water when you need them. Just a tip when freezing. If you want the items to be separate when you use them instead of a big frozen chunk, put them on a cookie sheet and freeze. Then bag the items.

I use mostly freezer bags as you can get most of the air out. I do have a seal a meal but honestly it is to much of a pain to do for all our groceries. I do use it for the items from our garden thou. Anyways containers will work too and I use these for homemade sauces and stews. It is well worth freezing instead of tossing it in my opionion.

I usually keep them in separate plastic bags in portions that I know I will use. And I try to keep the food as flat as possible. I also use transparent bags where possible as well. The two combined will allow me to identify the food that is frozen. And at the same time, makes it easier to defrost as well. Also, in the event I want a smaller portion than what I divided in the packet, I can just break it off easily and put back the remainder in cold storage, defrosting only what I want and need for that moment.

I just use store brand zipper baggies. I don't spend a whole lot of money on a fancy brand or type. The generic work just fine for me, but my food doesn't normally sit around for more than a month anyways. I buy 1 month's worth of meat, and use it within that month.

Hi! I store food in a freezer mostly for the winter, when I can't find some vegetables or they are to expensive. I also store meat in it, because sometimes I buy to much and I can't eat it for 2-3 days and then I put it into a freezer. But what I mostly store are vegetables.

I usually use plastic containers....if things stay in the bags too long they get freezer burn....or all frosty and I don't like or trust using something with alot of frost on it!

I tend to divide things into portions because i dont want to warm up more food than im going to eat. I like to store things in the ziploc double freezer bags or in a container with a bag around it.

Anything marked for "freezer", whether bags or containers, work. With the containers, you want to almost fill them to the top, keeping as much air out as possible, but leaving a little room for expansion because things do expand when they freeze. Just make sure there's as little air as possible in them, whether bag or container. Bags are better because you can squeeze out almost all air. If you're going to have them in the freezer for any length of time, I'd go with the name brand bags or containers because they do tend to be better than, say, dollar store brands. I almost always cook more than I want so I can freeze some. Stews, soups, spagetti sauce, stuff like that I always make at least twice the amount I want, then freeze the rest so I won't have to cook twice. I've never had a problem freezing anything, since learning about air. Keep as much out as you can and you should do fine, whichever you chose. I prefer bags, myself, except for soups and stews. Then, I like the containers.

I use mostly freezer bags for bulk that I haven't cooked. Not the store brands either, usually I use glad brand. I have found that the off brands will not keep the food from getting freezer burnt. On cooked food, it depends what it is as to how long it will last and what I freeze it in. For example, baked ziti I store in freezer containers and not for more than 4 weeks, the pasta ends up becoming too mushy. Hope this helps.

I use freezer bags to store the food I am putting in the freezer. I also wrap the freezer bags in aluminum foil and then use freezer tape and mark what is in the package and the date I brought it.

Buying things in bulk is a lot cheaper but for me I prefare storing cooked food in plastic containers and raw foods in freezer bags although I feel that plastics are more hygienic than freeder bags.

We keep our foods in plastic bags when we have to put them in a freezer. You can buy those freezer bags to use. But I just use the regular plastic bags I get from the grocery store. You have to double bag them to prevent freezer burn.

haha,your mother is a lovely women,60 hotdogs,in my family,it will stay in my freezer for monthes.the best way to storing is to eat it as soon as you can that it can be stored in your stomach forever,wish you have a good time with your 60 hotdogs.

I use a combo of the 2. The freezer bags I get at walmart that are the store brand seem to work well. As for the freezer containers, TUPPERWARE is the only brand I have found that makes an adequate freezer storage container.