Bulk Freeze with Individual Portions.

By Chrisjob

With only two people in my house, there's always food to freeze. But that big iceberg of sauce can take hours to bring to temp, plus I usually don't need all of it. Sure, I could freeze things in smaller containers, but that wastes bags or those plastic boxes, plus it takes up much more space.

This tip from Lunch in a Box offers a solution:"A standard tip for freezing ground foods or thick sauces in small portions is to first put the food into a large freezer bag and press it out as flat as possible, eliminating air pockets. (Making it thin speeds up defrost time due to the increased surface area, and pressing out excess air guards against freezer burn.) Use a long chopstick or ruler to create divisions within the food, forming individual portions. This way when you freeze the entire bag, you’ll be able to quickly break off just as much as you want to use, no more."

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April 15, 2008

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SoundOfVision

April 20, 2008

As a student with working mum, I say this is pretty handy! She always cooks me large portions so I can just unfreeze it and heat up in microwave!! But all those pots take lots of space in our small freezer! Thanks!