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BabyBoots
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Does anyone have any handy hints they use for labelling frozen food? I put a lot of soup, curry, bolognaise, lasagne, meatballs, pasta bake etc in the freezer in takeaway style plastic boxes, then have trouble working out what's what to defrost. I'm guessing regular sticky labels wouldn't last well - what do you all use?
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  • cutestkids
    cutestkids Posts: 1,651 Forumite
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    Hi

    I use a roll of masking tape and a marker pen.

    Just cut off a length stick it to the container and write what is in it.

    The advantage of using masking tape is that it peels off easily and does not leave any residue so is easy to wash the container to use again.

    I get masking tape at the pound shop usually in packs of 2 and it lasts ages.
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  • TravellingAbuela
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    I got some brilliant labels from Poundland a couple of years back and I have never seen them there since. Although, I do still keep looking on the off-chance they get more in! Meanwhile, I too am using masking tape.
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  • crumblepie
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    Another one who uses masking tape and a marker pen.
  • redfragglebiker
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    Another masking tape and marker user here - It's a pretty cheap way of doing it too :D
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  • craigywv
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    permanent marker , it just wipes off
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  • THIRZAH
    THIRZAH Posts: 1,465 Forumite
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    I use a strip of scrap paper and sellotape
  • ariba10
    ariba10 Posts: 5,432 Forumite
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    I also recomend --


    Masking Tape and Marker pen.

    (Masking tape sticks like tish to a blanket)
    I used to be indecisive but now I am not sure.
  • Justamum
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    White board marker is the best. I've found tape just comes off.
  • natbags
    natbags Posts: 285 Forumite
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    whiteboard marker, it stays on in freezer but them washes off, to reuse (very MSE)
  • snowleopard61
    snowleopard61 Posts: 789 Forumite
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    Standard sticky labels but cut into small pieces - have had a large roll for years so it was more MSE to use that even though something else might be cheaper bought from scratch. They stick fine, all too well really; it takes quite a bit of scrubbing to get them off to reuse the container.

    Or, if I use a freezer bag, I just write on the bag (before putting the contents in, obviously!:D). If you line a container with a bag and put the contents in like that and freeze it, the bag takes on roughly the shape of the container and you have the container free again. No good for 'stratified' type things like lasagne or fish pies, of course.
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