Freezing Containers - Glass?

[SageHill]

Takes too much space with being thicker than the plastic...and of course the fall out of the upright freezer and hit the floor and shatter.... NOOOOOO..... I will freeze liquids and then pop out of plastic and vacuum pack.... and I reuse the vacuum bags since I will cut them a little bigger/longer and then reuse for smaller stuff... Try to get at least 2-3 uses out of each one...I use small cardboard boxes on the freezer shelves to keep things "corralled" so they don't fall out on the floor....

OMG - that's what I do!

 

[RR Homestead]

I love silicone molds. They work great for meal prep for the freeze drier too.

 

[murphysranch]

I vac pack most things for the freezer.

 

[drstratton]

Maybe look into souper cubes?
They're that silicone stuff. Made for freezing & reheating. Keeps everything the same size for freezer tetris.
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I love using these. When I make bone broth, some goes into quart jars for soup and I put some into the smaller silicone containers, then I can just pop them into a cup and heat it up to drink.

I only put glass jars in the door of my freezer. I also use vacuum bags, I know more plastic. Once it's frozen it's probably not a big deal. Just don't reheat in them.

 

[canesisters]

If you decide to use jars, be sure to only use one that have no 'shoulders'.
I learned the hard way that if they aren't straight from body to rim, the food will snap the top right off.
Lost T H R E E. QUARTS!!!!! of fresh cream a few years ago

 

[fuzzi]

I ordered a set of four glass containers with lids, to see how they work in my freezer. I will probably use them for the leftovers I save as a "TV Dinner".

Everything in my freezer is plastic, mostly cheap disposable containers, and I just want to at least reduce it.

I will also look into silicone containers.

 

[RR Homestead]

Just something to think about and research if anyone is interested. I've stopped using ziplocks to store food once they come out of the silicon molds. There's a lawsuit and evidence that ziplock brand knows that their bags (yes even though they say freezer bags) leach plastic in the freezer. Obviously never use them in the microwave either.

 

[Baymule]

Of course they know their product leaches chemicals into our food and they don't care.

 

[SteepedInSheep]

Of course they know their product leaches chemicals into our food and they don't care.

It's all about the money.

 

[SageHill]

YIKES!!! I didn't know that about the Ziplocks!! We all try so hard to do it right and we get shot in the foot. Between all about $$ and politicians -- well just boot them all out.