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Have any of you made things in quantity intending to freeze most of it for later use? A couple of days ago I made 6 dozen golfball size meatballs for later use. I used the recipe from the Sopranos cookbook for Sunday Gravy. It calls for 1 pound of meat and I made 5 pounds of meat..and of course I messed with the recipe.
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Wow, six
dozen meatballs! That certainly is
quantity!
Since it's just DH and me, if I make something that is time-intensive, like meatballs, I will triple the recipe and freeze the extras. I also grill several chicken breasts at a time (no sense heating up the grill for 2) and freeze them. They're great for quick lunches or dinners.
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Foodfiend, do you have a FoodSaver? I buy many things in bulk, saving money, and then portion and vacuum pack then freeze them. When it's just my sis and I at home, I just thaw one package; when her hubby, the 800 pound gorilla, is home I thaw two packages. It's also great for leftovers.
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"Have any of you made things in quantity intending to freeze most of it for later use?"
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ditto Jean.
I used to always double the recipe to freeze the extra for the next week or so.
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"Have any of you made things in quantity intending to freeze most of it for later use?"
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At Jean's "Last Party on the Hill" I mentioned that there must have been 40 or 50 people there and she said something like, "oh, this is nothing, we frequently have about 100-200 people here wandering all over the place." No wonder you always cook in quantity Jean
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Foodfiend, do you have a FoodSaver? I buy many things in bulk, saving money, and then portion and vacuum pack then freeze them. When it's just my sis and I at home, I just thaw one package; when her hubby, the 800 pound gorilla, is home I thaw two packages. It's also great for leftovers.
Well, I've never considered a Foodsaver because of the plastic that is wasted. I admit it. I'm very weird that way. I use ziploc freezer bags, suck the air out with a straw, then wash and reuse them until the zipper-thing falls off. It just makes me feel better.
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Foodfiend,
I reuse all of my foodsaver bags! They are dishwasher safe! I don't know how I've made it without one all this time! Something to defenitely consider!
I will save more money in a year than it cost!
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Foodfiend,
I reuse all of my foodsaver bags! They are dishwasher safe! I don't know how I've made it without one all this time! Something to defenitely consider!
I will save more money in a year than it cost!
Really? You can reuse the bags? Oh my...
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Yep! When you cut them open, you'll lose a little space, but I just turn mine inside out, wash them and they're good to go again!
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