Make better use of your freezer to save money and save time
May 8, 2009
How many times have you gone grocery shopping, bought food anticipating cooking every night for a week, and then wound up not using what you bought?
I think it happens to many of us. We have good intentions of eating everything we purchase, but life gets in the way. Someone invites you out to dinner. You get held up at work and are too tired or grumpy to make dinner, so you order pizza. You decide you’re not in the mood for fish and rice after all.
Whatever the case, we end up tossing what started out as perfectly good, and probably expensive, food. It’s an awful feeling to throw away squishy cucumbers, moldy bread or meat that just sat for too long uncooked and uneaten.
I saw an article in the New York Times that points out how your freezer can save you time and money when it comes to food. It’s a solution to the problem of throwing away food that’s so simple, so right there in front of our face, that we don’t see it.
As I read the article, I thought, “Hello! Why didn’t I think of that?”
Writer Mark Bittman describes how to properly freeze foods and organize your freezer to avoid throwing away perfectly good food. His ideas range from freezing fresh vegetables to creating your own frozen TV dinners.
If you have ever found yourself buying too much food, or having your dinner plans derailed, only to have a refrigerator full of spoiling goods, I suggest you read the article.
Please feel free to share any tips you have for using food quickly or preserving food so it doesn’t spoil.
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