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Hi, what have people found to be the best storage bag/container to freeze meals?

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  • Mmyers924
    Mmyers924 Posts: 9 Member
    Just starting out…. This is all so new to me….
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    Vacuum sealing is the best way to freeze anything for later use.

    For liquids and/or soft foods, freeze them 1st in a suitable container or wrapping and then remove the item(s) and then vacuum seal them.

    You can sous vide and/or defrost & cook vacuum sealed foods in whatever way you like.
  • yvonnemfp
    yvonnemfp Posts: 8 Member
    I freeze in silicone souper cubes and then transfer to freezer bags or wrap in freezer paper.
  • history_grrrl
    history_grrrl Posts: 216 Member
    edited April 2024
    A friend got me a bunch of ziploc square and round containers a few years ago when I was postop and needed single-serving meals readily available in my (not very big) freezer. I still use them, but I did get some glass ones after reading people’s storage ideas here. I ordered online, which was probably a mistake, because the lids are almost impossible to close. Luckily I only got a few as a trial run. So I went back to ziploc and got a 6-pack of 2-cup round containers, and they’re great and sturdier than my old ones. I most only cook things that freeze well: Chili with rice, various chicken dishes (current fave is an asopayo recipe from my SO’s recipe stash), etc. I don’t have a dishwasher, but the containers and lids clean well if I soak them.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,652 Member
    I bet the lids will get easier to use over time as they stretch. I'd rather have them start out too tight then end up leaky.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,450 Member
    history_grrrl wrote: »
    A friend got me a bunch of ziploc square and round containers a few years ago when I was postop and needed single-serving meals readily available in my (not very big) freezer. I still use them, but I did get some glass ones after reading people’s storage ideas here. I ordered online, which was probably a mistake, because the lids are almost impossible to close. Luckily I only got a few as a trial run. So I went back to ziploc and got a 6-pack of 2-cup round containers, and they’re great and sturdier than my old ones. I most only cook things that freeze well: Chili with rice, various chicken dishes (current fave is an asopayo recipe from my SO’s recipe stash), etc. I don’t have a dishwasher, but the containers and lids clean well if I soak them.

    Well, that stinks - the lids not fitting, I mean.

    Running the lids under hot water may help, until they loosen up.

    I haven't had this problem with Pyrex or Anchor brands, except for some Pyrex lids on Anchor bowls or vice versa. I can believe it might be a problem with some other brands, or even those brands sold online by a smallish outfit (could be seconds). If purchased mainstream, major brand, I'd return them.

    Not saying this to criticize you, but to report my experience for other readers.

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