tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post7130036516506342143..comments2024-02-29T04:02:48.619-05:00Comments on keeping feet: On Craigslist & Chest freezersJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12937512054883534573noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-38693605313803323512011-03-24T15:34:55.815-04:002011-03-24T15:34:55.815-04:00Great idea with persevering the food. I am going t...Great idea with persevering the food. I am going to use some of these ideas. Well see how it all works out.Sarah Smithhttp://bestinbabies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-79498545930499835722008-08-12T11:49:00.000-04:002008-08-12T11:49:00.000-04:00Contents of my freezer:8 whole chickensMost of 1/4...Contents of my freezer:<BR/><BR/>8 whole chickens<BR/>Most of 1/4 beef<BR/>Homemade noodles<BR/>A lot of frozen breastmilk, but not as much as there used to be<BR/><BR/>Homemade noodles are AWESOME. Mrs. K. has gotten me addicted.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263318070028478292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-34020702503486850542008-08-08T19:30:00.000-04:002008-08-08T19:30:00.000-04:00We wouldn't do without our chest freezer. I think ...We wouldn't do without our chest freezer. I think we bought it as soon as we bought our first house. We fill it up with Market Day, Schwann's and ready to go desserts (for when company comes or we just get a sweet tooth!).<BR/>We store frozen veggies(I hate canned!), pizzas, meal kits. It's great for those quick meals during the week. Plus, our ice cream stays much fresher in it!<BR/>Oh, and I keep my Pampered Chef Chillzane bowls in there so if I need to take them to a pitch in, they are ready to go. If you don't have a bowl like that I highly recommend one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-56536045685362405102008-08-07T20:07:00.000-04:002008-08-07T20:07:00.000-04:00Craiglist thing sounds like a great idea; I hope w...Craiglist thing sounds like a great idea; I hope we can use it some day. I'm envious of your freezer. ;) I love pre-making things, but our freezer is small (not American size) and it's usually over-packed. I played with the idea of a chest freezer and even looked online, but the cost of shipping would be outrageous! I'll keep looking for one here, but if we find one, I'm sure it would be more than we can afford. Happy cooking/baking!Daniel and Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615339858078120043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-57198798252793708202008-08-07T12:55:00.000-04:002008-08-07T12:55:00.000-04:00Congrats on the Craigslist finds. Like you, we've...Congrats on the Craigslist finds. Like you, we've had good luck with it. We've sold furniture, a car, comic books, and a bicycle (actually to someone in California).<BR/><BR/>I can tell you we really like the chest freezer we have in the garage. We've gotten in the habit of making extra of things like spaghetti sauce, Cincinnati Chili sauce, or BBQ pork and freezing it for when we want a quick meal. We also freeze browned ground beef and cooked, shredded chicken to add to recipes when, again, we want something quick. For while, we also froze homemade baby food. And, you're right, the ability to stock up on things when when the price is right is great. <BR/><BR/>I also like that I can freeze an entire box of <A HREF="http://207.56.180.58/products_flavor_ice.asp" REL="nofollow">Fla-Vor-Ice </A>for those times I'm doing things out in the garage and want a pick-me-up.<BR/><BR/>Good deal.RetroBretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763591829104580160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-12484211434043162532008-08-07T12:12:00.000-04:002008-08-07T12:12:00.000-04:00Awesome! I'm sure your freezer will be put to grea...Awesome! I'm sure your freezer will be put to great use.<BR/><BR/>In case it's not already filled up, may I offer a suggestion?<BR/><BR/>You can put a bunch of newspapers or containers almost full of water in it. A full freezer is more efficient than an empty one.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to try once-a-week cooking momentarily, and I'll blog about my adventures.<BR/><BR/>I don't have a huge freezer, but there ought to be room for a week's worth of stuff. Hope it's not too hard.Kaciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068520824047487960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-88520262867093337092008-08-07T11:43:00.000-04:002008-08-07T11:43:00.000-04:00Congrats on the find! I use my freezer for mostly...Congrats on the find! I use my freezer for mostly what you said. I also save all the bones from meat in a bag to use for soup stock making later on. I also save all the veggie scraps in a big jar for soup stock, soups, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-17853392340072473032008-08-07T11:34:00.000-04:002008-08-07T11:34:00.000-04:00Andrea may chime in her later, but she's taken up ...Andrea may chime in her later, but she's taken up freezer cooking with a friend and they each cook about two weeks' worth of meals every time they get together. It's been great to have things pre-made and quick to heat/serve on days when dinner time would otherwise catch us off guard. Our frequency of eating in restaurants has dropped way down, which is great on our budget.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how she fits all that food into our refrigerator's freezer, but I can see how doing it without a chest freezer would be completely unfeasible for many families. We've discussed getting one in the past but haven't gotten our garage cleaned up enough for that to be a consideration yet in our current residence.<BR/><BR/>Things you might store in a chest freezer that you've likely not yet considered:<BR/>quarters, DVDs, printer paper, holiday cards, a smaller chest freezerMatt Moberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412881013249366988noreply@blogger.com