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anna O.
May 19, 2018
I freeze everything, leftovers, bread, rice, beans, meat, ginger, fruit... I love the convenience and can't deal with the hassle of canning. I also like to buy in bulk if there is a great sale.
Ali W.
May 20, 2018
My partner and I have protein shakes most mornings (just to get out the door!) I buy bananas, apples, berries (just about anything) chop them up and freeze them. Using frozen fruit pieces means I don't have to add ice to get a yummy frozen smoothie.
Smaug
May 18, 2018
My neighbors froze milk in the cardboard cartons for years without trouble- they seem to be flexible enough to handle the expansion. Never felt the necessity myself, but I do buy butter on sale and freeze it; the price difference is huge, and if you bake it's always reassuring to have a backup supply.
Ali W.
May 20, 2018
As with my fruit, I chop butter into tablespoon-sized pieces before freezing -- makes things so easy!
NancyFromKona
May 18, 2018
I freeze cider and buttermilk. Here in Kona only 1 of the 6 grocery stores ever has fresh cider and then only for a short time in December. We have only one store that sometimes has buttermilk so when they put it on sale (days after the best by date, ha!) I stock up. Freezer is also stocked with whole peeled ginger root for quick grating, lemon and orange zests and cooked rice which are all tricks I learned from locals. Got to make room ASAP for mango chunks for bread and purée for gazpacho...can’t eat them fast enough. Peak season is only a few months long, the fresh ones at Costco hail from Mexico and are a poor substitute for our loco-licious backdoor mangoes. And because of the heat, all nuts/whole grains frozen. Dried dill and mint turn to dust here if kept in a cabinet so into the freezer they go too.
BerryBaby
May 18, 2018
We freeze cider in the fall. The orchard closes end of October and their cider is the best! If I don’t freeze it we have to wait until the following September!
Matt
May 17, 2018
Am I missing something? If you need to buy multiple milk cartons cause you go through them during the week, putting them in the freezer isn't helping them not spoil. You'll still be drinking the milk within the freshness window.
BerryBaby
May 18, 2018
Ultra pasteurized milk is good almost a month out. Bought milk the other day and the date is June 15.
Mom froze milk when we were kids, it was fine.
Mom froze milk when we were kids, it was fine.
BerryBaby
May 17, 2018
Bread! We have two outlet bread stores that are tremendous money savers.
Seeded rye at grocery store $4.09, bread store $1.25 fresh (bakery is on the premises) same brand, fresh.
Seeded rye at grocery store $4.09, bread store $1.25 fresh (bakery is on the premises) same brand, fresh.
tia
May 17, 2018
I freeze bread too, although not because I can get a better price that way. I can't finish a loaf before it goes bad, so I freeze it and pull slices out to thaw for maybe 10 minutes on the counter when I need them.
BerryBaby
May 18, 2018
I know! It’s such a huge savings and fun trying new products. They test market different breads there too. Peach crunch was delicious!
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