Best freezer bags - batch cooking

[HyphenCobra]

Hi all,

Planning on batch cooking before baby arrives.

Struggling to know what are the best freezer bags to use for batch cooking?? And that don't cost £££.

Looking at freezing things like soups and sauces so need them a decent size but never used bags before!

Ikea are very strong

IKEA sandwich bags are great - I find them strong enough to reuse. Also I often freeze jn tubs then decant to sandwich bags. Means they keep a flat shape and can be easily stacked / bagged up rather than the splodge shape you get when freezing something straight in a bag.

I use the coop zip tie ones (small does two portions of most things). I lay them flat to freeze, with kitchen roll between so they don't stick. Depending on freezer shape they can then stand on end like edible index cards

Aldi zip lock ones are great. I can reuse them numerous times too.

Could you use Tupperware style plastic pots? A rectangular shaped one is easy to stack neatly in the freezer
They're reusable so work out much cheaper and much better for the environment

We like to use the Ikea plastic baby bowls, then decant them like giant hockey pucks into a big bag. Good for single portion soup or two person sauce.
Takes longer to defrost than a flattened bag (and more space), but definitely saves money /eco brownie points.

IKEA bags are good. I wash and reuse them. Home Bargains sell thick bags, called Poun N Store or something like that, they hold a lot and stand on their own while filling.

The Ikea ones are very strong and come in a variety of sizes.

@Dandelionflower

IKEA bags are good. I wash and reuse them. Home Bargains sell thick bags, called Poun N Store or something like that, they hold a lot and stand on their own while filling.

That would be Pour N Store

I use reusable Tupperware as trying not to use plastic bags. They work a treat

Silicone or PEVA bags reusable bags are more expensive than disposable, but can be reused. Some stain if you put tomato based food in them, but you can buy them in coloured sets. If you lay them flat after filling, they stack neatly in freezer.

Thankyou everyone!!

I also like ikea and the Poundland zip up ones.

I also use and reuse the ikea ones. I freeze food in portions (normal ice cube trays for things like pesto and 5cm ice cube trays for things like pasta sauce or chilli), then put them in ikea plastic bags. We also use various sizes of lakeland stack-a-boxes which, as the name suggests, stack very neatly in a freezer.

Home Bargains used to do packs of 25 resealable food and freezer bags (medium) that were less than one pound per pack, around 80p as I remember. Unfortunately they've been out of stock since January so they've either been discontinued or are just too hard to get hold of. As a replacement I've bought a pack of medium re-sealable food bags from Lidl, they came in a box of 15 and were about a pound. They seem fine. Medium and small were mixed together on the shelf so you have to watch out for that.

I am building up my collection of Pyrex cook and store containers so I can stop using bags but they are quite pricey to buy several.