What's in my Freezer? | Plastic-Free Ideas, Freezer Meals, Things You Didn't Know You Could Freeze

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• JA

  @jackthornton2510 · 3 years ago

  Hi Christine from AZ.  My husband and I love to eat anything that uses  bones for flavor and nutrients.  I always have bones in my freezer from roasts, chicken, turkeys and ham.  I collect all the bones from our meats at big family dinners. It’s the big running joke that at the end of the meal that I take all scraps.  My nana taught me her fugal tips from the depression era  She said you will always have a meal in your freezer. Love your site

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• EM

  @emilyl3938 · 6 years ago

  In addition to keeping a bag of bones, I keep a bag of all my veggie scraps - carrot peels, bottom of celery, onion peels, garlic peels, I even include sweet pepper stems and beet peels - really whatever scraps I have leftover. I pop everything in the instant pot for broth and stock. It's the best tasting stock ever and is completely free.

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• MA

  @Maria-jt7nt · 5 years ago

  I also keep a bag of chicken bones in my freezer for bone broth 😎

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• LL

  @llgaines7892 · 5 years ago

  I keep a running inventory on my freezer door with magnets.  I made the chart on the computer.  When I print it, I have a program put in a small grid.  The items are arranged in type of food order.  When I put something in the freezer, I put the month and year in the grid with a diagonal line separating the month and year.  When I take something out, I put another diagonal line the opposite way. This way it makes an X through that square.  This makes it easy to use the oldest items first.

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• LL

  @llgaines7892 · 5 years ago

  When I put something in the freezer in a zip lock bag, I take a straw and seal the bag with the straw in one corner.  Then I suck the air out.  When all the air is out, I pull the straw out and finish sealing.  Don’t be grossed out.  I love my vacuum sealer, too.

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• TH

  @ThePurposefulPantry · 7 years ago

  Just a word about using mason jars in your freezer - it's safest to use wide mouth jars, even if you are allowing the lids to be a little free until fully frozen. Ball has even said that it's safer to use widemouth.

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• SA

  @sarahvandekendelaere8761 · 6 years ago

  I absolutely love how organized and clean your freezer is!

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• BC

  @bc_cabernet · 5 years ago

  I buy my meats from Berryman Brothers Meats on Van. Island. They are local and ethical. I particularly buy their sausage meat without the casings to scramble (it saves them from going to waste and they can use them for customers who want links).<br>I love the idea of silicone freezer bags, but I find them tough to close (arthritis). I should try canning jars. I was using plastic bags for my soups (lay flat until frozen and then stack). They take no time to thaw and take very little room to store. :)

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  @2010RA · 7 years ago

  Вот он, идеальный холодильник!

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• CC

  @CCWSig · 6 years ago

  I&apos;ve been going through your meal prep videos looking for some new recipes, I&apos;m excited to try them out! I also take my meals from frozen to cooked in one fell swoop, however I use a HeatLogic Mini in my car to heat them. Being in sales, it&apos;s hard to get a healthy warm meal for lunch every day. I just pop the meal in the heater in the morning, and by lunch I&apos;m ready to go! Thanks for posting all this information for the rest of us!

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• TA

  @tamalita · 7 years ago

  What an inspiration!

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• GE

  @georgiaraynes1421 · 7 years ago

  Why is your freezer standing randomly in the middle of the room?

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