TIP: storing ground beef
This is how I buy and store ground beef. I only use 92% lean (or better) ground beef to cut back on fat, especially the unhealthy saturated fat found in most of the foods we get from animals. Unfortunately, eating nutritiously is more expensive so I wait for a good sale and stock up when it happens!
I buy quart-size freezer bags which are handy for storing 1 - 1.5 pounds of ground beef. Then I label each bag (use a Sharpie!) with the contents and date. I divide the meat into approximate 1 lb. portions in each bag. Then - here's my fun part - I close the bag halfway then squish, mash, squash the meat until it's relatively flat and takes up most of the bag. Then seal it off, stack them up, and stick 'em in the freezer. It makes me feel so organized every time I open the freezer. It takes up less space than the grocery store packages and are in handy portions. This storage method also enables the meat to thaw more quickly because it's thinner than a big hunk of ground meat.
I buy quart-size freezer bags which are handy for storing 1 - 1.5 pounds of ground beef. Then I label each bag (use a Sharpie!) with the contents and date. I divide the meat into approximate 1 lb. portions in each bag. Then - here's my fun part - I close the bag halfway then squish, mash, squash the meat until it's relatively flat and takes up most of the bag. Then seal it off, stack them up, and stick 'em in the freezer. It makes me feel so organized every time I open the freezer. It takes up less space than the grocery store packages and are in handy portions. This storage method also enables the meat to thaw more quickly because it's thinner than a big hunk of ground meat.
posted by Autumn | 1:45 PM
4 Comments:
Hey! I've done that once...and totally forgot about it. Probably because I didn't have qt. sized bags. Now I use foil and make my own chubs of 1/2 to 1 lb of meat. Love the Edy's...but plain vanilla? What is WITH people like you and Matt??
HEY, I love plain vanilla too!! It is soooo versatile.
I do what Aut does too but I don't squish it down...that is a great idea! Thanks :)
um, actually, someone else brought that ice cream over to our house to go with an apple crisp they had made. I do happen to like vanilla, but I don't usually buy it.
This is a great idea, and one that I really should use! I can't tell you how many days I haven't had a chance to go grocery shopping (read: little baby that momma does feel coordinated enough to take by herself), only to open the refrigerator and say, "there's nothing in this house to eat!" Frozen meat would certainly help solve this problem. :)
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