How do you package and store your raw?

[pazupazu1]

I have been trying to be more aware of the waste I create at home. I use a lot of plastic baggies for freezing my meats and organs.

Is there a way to do this without needing plastic bags? Maybe tupperware or something of that nature?

My issue is I bag everything separate, and then pick and choose what I need when it comes to dethaw. I imagine if I pre-made each meal with everything I was going to use that day, it would be easy to package.

I also mostly buy in bulk. That would require a lot of tupperware...lol.

Is there a way? It sounds like there is not. But figured I would see what you all do.

[raynebc]

I've been using these for years:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N2TADKI

When I use one of these, I hand wash it, fill it with a weighed portion of food (one meal per container), put the lid on (making sure to squeeze air out), dunk it in soapy water (to make sure the outside of the container is sanitary), rinse and dry it and then stick it in a labeled stack of containers in my freezer. A layer of plastic will eventually peel off a little bit from the inside or outside of the lid, but I have very rarely ever needed to replace any. Usually it's because I dropped it when it was frozen and full of food, and it cracks.

This makes it easy to thaw out a meal, I just move one container from the freezer one day before I serve it. For example when I grab their breakfast meal from the fridge, I move tomorrow's breakfast from the freezer to the fridge.

[pazupazu1]

Apr 30, 2019 12:30:17 GMT -5 raynebc said:

I've been using these for years:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N2TADKI

When I use one of these, I hand wash it, fill it with a weighed portion of food (one meal per container), put the lid on (making sure to squeeze air out), dunk it in soapy water (to make sure the outside of the container is sanitary), rinse and dry it and then stick it in a labeled stack of containers in my freezer. A layer of plastic will eventually peel off a little bit from the inside or outside of the lid, but I have very rarely ever needed to replace any. Usually it's because I dropped it when it was frozen and full of food, and it cracks.

This makes it easy to thaw out a meal, I just move one container from the freezer one day before I serve it. For example when I grab their breakfast meal from the fridge, I move tomorrow's breakfast from the freezer to the fridge.

Those are cool. How many meals do you have made at a time?

[Heather]

I usually use plastic containers as well. There are sets where you can get a variety of different sizes which is great for different types of meats
ciao

[caitmonster]

I use 4oz tupperware for each meal--like these except mine are square: Glad Food Storage Containers. I feed 2 meals a day and prepare a week at a time, so 14 meals.

Meat cuts are stored in gallon-size plastic bags, and defrosted as I need them. (I do pre-chop organs and keep those in their own tupperware, in the freezer, for convenience.) I also hate using up that much plastic, but it's just the nature of things, alas.

[Charlie]

I use plastic snack baggies I get from the dollar store. What I do is actually wash them and reuse them to prevent less waste.

[peacexlovexpets]

Bags are nice considering how easy they are to thaw when you are in a pinch of time...

I personally freeze my food in the red lidded containers that sliced deli meats come in. It takes about 2 days in the fridge to thaw a fully frozen container and they are reusable and stack quite nicely. The plastic is thin enough that it doesn't hold the cold in like some heavier containers tend to do.

I can fit about 1# of food in a container at a time (I blend up a raw diet and freeze it prior to baking). I have three boys, so I thaw one every 2-3 days to keep up with their tummies.

[raynebc]

Apr 30, 2019 14:18:49 GMT -5 pazupazu1 said:

Those are cool. How many meals do you have made at a time?

I usually prep whatever I'm running low on, and typically about ten portions at a time depending on how heavy a couple packs of beef/chicken/whatever turn out to be when I buy them.