When batch cooking...

[signet2012]

What do you store your food in to put in the freezer... I have being using tupperware pack lunch box kind of size things but my freezer is quite small and can only fit two of these in a drawer, only have three drawers.

I have purchased different sizes, thinner ones, smaller ones etc but they dont seem to last long before they crack or I lose the lids

Depends who's likely to eat it and what it is.
I have some small 400ml size containers that are perfect for things like bolognese and casserole for ds. I use a slightly bigger size for myself and dp.

I have a smallish freezer and currently have around 15 tubs in there along with various other bits and bobs

Again, depends what it is...I use a mix of foil trays (like the takeaway ones) and freezer bags...

Takeaway tubs usually.

I've found washing out old margarine tubs is good for this

I've also got a cupboard full of old shop bought soup containers that are perfect for home made soup!

I saw the foil pots in asda but they seemed a bit expensive for a one use thing? I think they where 2.99 for 6.

Where do you get yours?

I buy something called Tubits from Tesco - they're quite cheap and are basically the same plastic tubs that our takeaway place uses. They also do ones which are two sided - so you could have rice or potato in one section.

Periodically I lose ALL the lids and have to start over :)

I stock up my containers in Poundland.

I use freezer bags!!!

Another Tubits user. They get washed and reused lots of times. Also those 'Pour and Store' bags for soups and stock.

When I did all my batch cooking in preparation for DD's birth, I used freezer bags. You squeeze all the air out and only need minimal space in the freezer. I fitted meals for 2 weeks in one drawer!!!

I buy in bulk as I shop at Costco so when I buy mince I divide it into 400g freezer bags and I squish them flat so I can stack them, plus they defrost quicker than if they are in a big lump, same for chicken (13 breasts in a pack) and salmon.

I am lucky enough to have a larder freezer in the garage, so bolognaise/chilli I do in tupperware stuff from Lakeland that stacks. It also helps me portion them out. I use freezer bags unless forced into using tupperware.

Do you know anyone with a Makro card? They are better than Costco for catering items, you can see all their prices on their website, but I am no good at judging sizes unless I see it in real life lots of pages of products here I don't know if it would be cheaper from there though.

I would only get the disposable foil ones if I was doing lasagne as the frozen lasagne is taking up my bakeware that I may want to use for something else.

I use freezer bags too. Once sealed I lie them down flat in the freezer and they take up no room at all.

If ou use those foil trays can you put them straight in the oven? Do you defrost first? I batch cook for DS and put in Avent screw top pots but dot know how to freeze enough for me and DH...

I usually take out if freezer in the morn and it has defrosted by time I get home from work, but have cooked from frozen too.