2022 Frugal Living Challenge

Bluegreen143

Sistema do a soup tub type thing I think.

Elisheba

willow_loulou said:

Can anyone suggest a food container that’s for wet food like soups. I can’t open takeaway type containers easily. I’m sure they used to do a screw top type thing. Doesn’t need to be thermal

You can get plastic soup bags that sit up, and have a seal you press together - would they do?  If you wash them really well after use you can reuse them.

cw18

willow_loulou said:

Can anyone suggest a food container that’s for wet food like soups. I can’t open takeaway type containers easily. I’m sure they used to do a screw top type thing. Doesn’t need to be thermal

I uses boxes with clips on each side of the lids.   They also have a rubber seal, so they're water tight once clipped in place.   I got mine from Tesc0 a good few years ago, but I've seen various makes around.   I prefer them to screw ones, as being rectangular they make more use of the space in my fridge and freezer.

cw18

2Scratters said:

Morning Peeps,
@cw18 -thanks for your response. I probably didn't make it very clear about the water consumption (I do get what you are saying about the overload and it using more as needed) my point was about the stickers that are stuck on the machines in store advertising the features that gives  brief information i.e on performance, cost and others. I still have mine that would have been used and it is indicative that an 8kg load would use 47 litres of water when in the booklet it states it using 62 litres for that programme, hope that helps.

2Scratters xx

Ah!   I've not actually seen a label on a machine - just what was listed on the A0 page (which wasn't much), and what's in the manual (which I downloaded and read before ordering).   Assuming mine comes with the display label in the bafg of 'bits' (pretty sure my fridge/freezer did), then I'll be sure to compare and see how mine stacks up.

joedenise

willow_loulou said:

Can anyone suggest a food container that’s for wet food like soups. I can’t open takeaway type containers easily. I’m sure they used to do a screw top type thing. Doesn’t need to be thermal

Could you use lock 'n' lock boxes or perhaps kilner jars?  I've got some screw top kilner jars but have to say I prefer the clip style ones.

CapricornLass

I've always used ordinary tupperware containers to store soups in the freezer.  But I can recommend the Sistema soup mug to anyone who takes soup to work and heats it up in the work microwave.

Primrose

willow_loulou said:

Can anyone suggest a food container that’s for wet food like soups. I can’t open takeaway type containers easily. I’m sure they used to do a screw top type thing. Doesn’t need to be thermal

We use one plint plastic milk bottles for freezing soup although it does mean it has to be zapped with a stick blender first to pour into the bottle. They freeze and store beautifully, either upright or on their side.  One pint provides two generous servings.
to thaw we just let it stand on the counter overnight if we,re that organised orjust throw the frozen l sealed bottle into a bowl of hot water.
This  methkod saves the cost of continually buying new plastic bags and the milk bottles are super sturdy.and never split in the freezer.

elbree

Primrose said:

willow_loulou said:

Can anyone suggest a food container that’s for wet food like soups. I can’t open takeaway type containers easily. I’m sure they used to do a screw top type thing. Doesn’t need to be thermal

We use one plint plastic milk bottles for freezing soup although it does mean it has to be zapped with a stick blender first to pour into the bottle. They freeze and store beautifully, either upright or on their side.  One pint provides two generous servings.
to thaw we just let it stand on the counter overnight if we,re that organised orjust throw the frozen l sealed bottle into a bowl of hot water.
This  methkod saves the cost of continually buying new plastic bags and the milk bottles are super sturdy.and never split in the freezer.

Great tip, thanks! Just what I need for my freezer stacking. 

BelleBaluu

Just while on the subject of containers, I have started making myself porridge in the mornings, as it's a) filling and b) I can buy a cheap bag of oats for 75p and it does my breakfasts for a few weeks.  However, I am struggling to find a bowl or tub big enough to cook it in, I always end up with a "magic porridge pot" situation going on in my microwave - i.e. it just keeps spilling over the top of the bowl.  Just invested in a Sistema breakfast pot, but that wasn't any use either!  Anyone got any ideas?

cbsexec

I make porridge every day for breakfast at work and find I have to use the bit at a time method.  Cook for one minute wait another minute etc.  Otherwise I spend more time cleaning up 😂