I seal everything in plastic bags that are supposed to be air tight. Far too often I was going to the freezer to find that something had somehow gotten air in it and had some freezer burn. Sometimes I'm able to salvage the product and sometimes not. Then I found some thicker-than-average bags and I'm thrilled to say they work much better! The regular bags I was buying at the grocery or WalMart are very thin and when frozen got quite sharp edges; they were poking each other and poking holes.
DC Sales Enterprises, Inc. sells 4 sizes of bags, and I have all 4! I have so much better luck with these than the thinner ones. I have no affiliation with this company other than I love their product and their service. I have gotten personal (well sort of personal as they know my name and I'm sure they just cut and paste!) letters thanking me for buying and telling me the story of how they started. And according to Dehydrate2Store (I also dehydrate tons of stuff and love this site) if you wrap your packages in plastic wrap before putting them in the freezer they are much more unlikely to get holes in them.
Just thought you'd want to know!
Looks like a good plan ... if the power doesn't go out.I would like to use stuff up and start over.
ReplyDeleteI also love to freeze just about everything. (My bread recipe makes 3 loaves at a time, so I even freeze the other 2 loaves.) I usually use a straw and suck the air out of the bags. Of course, that leaves me breathless, but it works for me. I use freezer Zip-Locs. My mother has a Seal-A-Meal and loves it, but the bags are a little expensive. She freezes tons of vegetables from her garden. I always wrap my meat and bread in plastic wrap before putting them in the bags, but never anything else. I'll have to check into your bag source!
ReplyDeleteCan I tell you I hit our meat department at the very beginning and again at. The end of a shopping trip. So many times the butchers are constantly working and repackaging and they will briñg out items for quick sale and I snag them right up! A discount is a discount! Yesterday I bought a 6 lb pork roast that was on quick sale and it had a $4 off mgr. Coupon attatched to it! I said heck yes!
ReplyDeleteROFLOL...when I first read this I thought it said "Do You Steal A Meal" you bet!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteMy freezer just broke again. It has gone out 3 times before and John could fix it... But not this time. ....and right before Thanksgiving!!! I'm sad. This is the third freezer we've had to replace. This one is not that old. John doesn't Think we need 2 refrigerator with freezers plus a big freezer
ReplyDeleteBut I do.....if I get a new one ill look into getting your kind of bags. Happy thanksgiving. Hugs, Lura
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'll have to check out that source.
ReplyDeleteI used to have a sealer and used it all the time. My butcher sells 10 lb bags of burger and chicken breasts at great prices. But eventually my sealer died and I haven't replaced it yet. Maybe once I get a seperate freezer.
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