Benefits of Freezer Cooking
Freezer cooking saves money by buying in bulk and avoiding eating out. If you can incorporate 1-2 freezer meals a week, you can save over $2,000 in a year! Cooking in bulk cuts down on time in the kitchen by prepping meals with the same ingredients at one time. Browning ground beef? Chopping veggies? Making soup? Why not double or triple it and then utilize the freezer? You save time on prep and clean up. We even created 1 Hour Freezer Prep Sessions to help you do this! Freezer cooking helps you eat wholesome, delicious meals at home regularly. You know what goes in your food. You can make modifications too. Having a stash of freezer meals reduces dinnertime stress while bringing your family together around the table. This is what freezer cooking is really all about!
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What’s the best way to store frozen meals?
There are several different ways to safely and effectively store meals in your freezer. Some work better than others depending on the type of food you are freezing or even the space you have in your freezer.
The best way to store and save a freezer meal is in any method that will prevent air from getting to the food . It really depends on the recipe!
Freezer Meal Containers We Use and Recommend
1) Freezer-safe glass baking dish with air-tight lid
Having a glass baking dish or rigid container with an air-tight lid is a safe, reusable, and practical option. It not only allows for easy stacking of frozen meals, but a glass baking dish can also go into the oven when ready to bake or reheat.
2) Freezer Storage Bags
You have two options for resealable freezer bags: Disposable or reusable bags .
3) Wide-Mouth Mason (canning) Jars
Most canning jars are freezer-safe and useful when freezing soups , sauces, broths, and more. We like that they are made of safe material and that you can store smaller or individual servings of your freezer food.
4) Heavy-Duty Aluminum Foil
Foil does a great job of blocking moisture and air in the freezer. It’s helpful because it can be molded into almost any shape and used to wrap and store baked goods, meat, burritos, sandwiches, etc. Or, use it to wrap a baking dish that doesn’t have a lid.
5) Vacuum Sealer
Many of our readers have said they use a vacuum sealer for their freezer meals and have had great results. The benefit of preserving food this way is that, if done correctly, your meal is completely air-tight. And…as we all know by now…air is the enemy of delicious freezer meals! Vacuum sealer fans and companies swear that this method extends the life of freezer food from months to years. We haven’t tested that yet.
