The all new using what you have from your Freezer, Cupboard or Shed (Barn)

oceandreamer

Disaster! Had to go and buy a beef joint for New Year as family round and arrived at the supermarket just as they were doing the second round of reductions! Came home with 8  butcher's beefburgers, 3 steaks and 2 seabass. Thought I'd start my inventory while I popped them in the freezer.  I managed to squeeze them in (just about) but there was no way I could start taking things out to see what there was as it would be totally impossible to get them back in.  So I've started a list of what I can remember is in there, plus what I've just put in, and will add to it as I take things out and can see what's there.  This is a totally ridiculous situation that I've got myself into and the only way I can see out of it is to only go to the shops first thing when there is no danger of any reductions.  I am totally banning myself from buying anything else that needs to go in the freezer for the whole of January.  There, I've written it down now so I am going to have to hold myself to it!

Changeyourlife25

I managed to squeeze them in (just about) but there was no way I could start taking things out to see what there was as it would be totally impossible to get them back 

Is it a deep freezer? Chest freezer?
I use bags in mine, just the shops bags for life and I just put the bags back in the freezer, meat bag, veg bag,  etc  

Id definitely give an inventory a go because maybe there’s a lot of ice in the freezer too? Get it all out, however daunting, you never know you might find bits to get rid of 😆😣

oceandreamer

It's one of those American style fridge freezers so tall, thin and goes back quite a bit. That's a good idea to have bags for different categories, or at least to put all the meat etc together in the same place. I will be taking a couple of bags of Yorkshire puddings out tomorrow so I might be able to see a little bit more.  I do really want to get an inventory done but everything is wedged in so tightly I really think I would have difficulty getting it all back in  What I am intending to do it start making a dent in it, then do the inventory once I can at least move things around a bit. 
Nothing out of the freezer today as we have eaten out and will just have a bit of cheese etc out of the fridge later but tomorrow the quest begins!