Help needed with kitchen storage

415SanFran

I have used the milk carton idea for an age now, because we eat alot of beans/peas/ pulses that sort of thing.
For a funnel I just cut off the bottom of a 1 pint one and it fits perfectly to fill a 6 pint with rice or whatever.

One pint ones are also perfect for the freezer, only trouble is that it has to be fully de-frosted before it will come out, perfect for soups or sloppy baby foods.

One tip.....leave them to dry sat on a radiator upside down for about four days before you fill them!

charliee_3

for the baby food i would buy a load of small square lidded plastic containers that stack nicely as baby food
a) takes up a lot of space if it doesnt stack
b) needs to be reheated quickly so unless you are super organised the 'ding' is the best option to avoid screaming hungry child
c) gets cool quicker than pottery as cooling is a fundamental part of serving hot food to small child and is worse than waiting for it to heat in the first place as they can see and smell it..
d) is portable in case you want to take any out and about with you

babies arent too fussed about the presentation IMO and you end up mixing it all up in the process of cooling it down anyway so go for ease...

BitterAndTwisted

My sister used to freeze her babies' food in ice-cube trays then decant into a plastic freezer-bag so whatever was needed could be defrosted in whatever quantities she wanted. That also means less room is taken up in the freezer. She's a clever one.

expat_jo

Thanks again all. Really interesting answers and ideas.

My baby is 1 and can eat almost adult portions (I tend to do small-ish portions and add loads of veg for us) of things like fish pie. We are long past the ice cube stage (he also eats solids pretty well as he was always on solids not purees) but that is a very good idea.

kr15snw

The lock and locks are VERY good, but I would reccomend getting them from QVC. They sell them in packs of different sizes and its definately cheaper than buying them individually.

dandy-candy

Just thought I'd mention this as it might be of interest - I saw on an America homesteading website that a woman had taken off the plinths at the bottom of her kitchen units and stored her cans/tins there. What a great way to make use of otherwise wasted space!

Frugalista

dandy-candy wrote: »

- I saw on an America homesteading website that a woman had taken off the plinths at the bottom of her kitchen units and stored her cans/tins there. What a great way to make use of otherwise wasted space!

Years ago I remember looking at a flat pack kitchen (in a catalogue) that had hidden drawers under the plinth - I think it may have been Ikea :think:. Must check and see if they still do them.

mummyroysof3

i have been using the tesco value tuperware for freezing but keep running out lol, will look into the foil takeaway style ones but im asuming they aren't reuasable though

valk_scot

One tip...when you're sorting out the cupboards take out everything that's past or close to the use by date and keep it seperate in a box. Then make a point of using it up first when thinking about meal plans. Otherwise you'll forget.

doelani

After seeing the following post it got me thinking, how orginised is everyones cupboards?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=34611701&postcount=427

I have only just started to put things into jars, plastic containers etc. The reason I started was that every time I clean out my cupboard I have half packets of biscuits, half boxes of cereals etc. Not very MSE the amount of wastage and got me thinking of doing what my mum used to do and have things in airtight container and jars.

I am trying to keep containers from ice-cream etc to use but have had to bye some large containers for keeping bulk things I am making like fruist salad and soup.

Anyone use any interesting thinsg for storage?