Freezer containers (merged threads)

anguk

I use a selection of margarine & ice-cream tubs, tupperware, lock&lock and plastic takeaway containers.

If you can't find anywhere locally to buy the takeaway containers, there's normally quite a few people on Ebay selling them.

ChocClare

What are you freezing, louisaL? The reason I ask is because if it's something that's got to be reheated in the oven, then I just line my normal oven dishes with foil, put the food in, freeze 'til solid, then pop it out, wrap the foil round it and maybe put it in a freezer bag if necessary. Then to cook it I just need to put it back in the oven dish, and I know it will fit AND it will make the right amount of food!

Other than that, I have bought the chinese takeaway plastic containers on ebay. They were very cheap and came the next day. I now have more than I actually need, but as my tree has just produced 8 tons of apples, I'm not sure that's a bad thing!

I bring home 1pt milk containers from work, wash thoroughly and use for freezing stock and things like white sauce. I also get the big 4pt ice-cream tubs from work - not for freezing stuff, but they're great for storing flour, rice, pasta, cakes and "mixes" - for example, I have a muffin mix box, which means you take two cups of the mixture, add one egg and one cup of milk and one of oil and you're ready to roll. Makes things much quicker. I work in a residential care home, and they ALWAYS have spare tubs, but restaurants and maybe even schools might well have them if you ask.

For jars - you can ask on freecycle, or if you have kids, you can ask the teacher to put a request in the newsletter, similarly if you're a churchgoer church newsletters are a good source. People are always happy to offload jars if it doesn't involve too much effort!

Stephen_Leak

As I tend to reheat in the microwave, I use the plastic 500ml and 750ml "Microtubs", from InStore and pound shops. They last fairly well, as long as you are aware that the plastic gets a bit brittle when cold.

hotcookie101

ChocClare wrote: »

- for example, I have a muffin mix box, which means you take two cups of the mixture, add one egg and one cup of milk and one of oil and you're ready to roll. Makes things much quicker.

Please please please could you share this with us? I presume its for sweet american muffins? and you can add bits (mmm raspberry and white choc mmm) I love muffins and love to make them in the morning to take to work, but sometimes (ok-always:o) not quite awake enough to weigh ingredients, so this sounds perfect
thanks in advance

Miss-Moneypenny_7

I bought some the other day from asda - 10 for £1 and they are safe for microwave/dishwasher - I stored stew in them for work and they reheated in the microwave fine and were still quite sturdy.

Mrs_Thrify

I use allsorts in my freezer, lock and lock,marg tubs and food bags.
It just depends what I have available at the time. not yery good housekeeping as if I stuck to one type the boxes would stack better.

falady

Hi there,

The pound shops usually do packs of those plastic containers that takeways use. i bough a pack of 10 with lids for £1 (obviously!). they stack well, and can be washed and reused. i use a marker pen to write the contents of the tub on the lid (otherwise we get 'brown surprise'!). The writing usually washes off, but you could use stickers instead.

Hope that helps.

Ali x

hotcookie101

falady wrote: »

. i use a marker pen to write the contents of the tub on the lid (otherwise we get 'brown surprise'!). The writing usually washes off, but you could use stickers instead.

I use masking tape, and write on it with perm marker-it sticks well to the tubs, and peels off before you stick in the dishwasher (I found just writing with perm marker meant the tubs had a million names crossed out and written over on them:o)

MrsE_2

Rikki wrote: »

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I do that with soup. I freeze in the bag - inside the container and the remove the container once frozen.

What like a plastic sandwich bag?
Doesn't it stick to the container?

The reason I'm so interested I threw out a load of (home made) carrot & parsnip soup last week that I didn't get around to freezing.

hotcookie101

MrsE wrote: »

What like a plastic sandwich bag?
Doesn't it stick to the container?

The reason I'm so interested I threw out a load of (home made) carrot & parsnip soup last week that I didn't get around to freezing.

Use a proper freezer bag and stick in container (make sure you leave a LOT of the edges outside of the container) pour in soup &freeze.
Once frozen, remove bag from tub (if it sticks-run the container for a few seconds under the cold water tap until it frees up-wont defrost the soup but will loosen it from the tub)
Try and have as few folds as you can as that makes it a wee bit easier to remove bag from frozen contents (although you can just defrost in a bowl then cut bag to empty)