On 28 Mar 2006 21:28:31 -0800, "
> wrote:

>Right now, I am using gladware/tupperware type containers, and I get
>2-3 meals out of one container, so when I pick something, I have to eat
>it for 2-3 days. If I find a better way< i could do smaller, actual
>individual meals, and have a bit more variety as well as preventing the
>freezerburn.
>
>For those of you who freeze meals, what containers and methods do you
>prefer?

I package our meat in small ziplock bags in two-person sizes. The
exception is if it's something that I'm going to want to slow-cook in
bulk (chicken drumsticks etc) and then refreeze...

Bread just gets tossed in the freezer in the bag it came in (with only
two of us we don't use the bread fast enough to avoid it going stale
and gross, or worse mouldy!) I preslice the bread so it's easy to pull
out a few slices and stick them in the toaster - toasting makes up for
any dryness, or else I make them into french toast for breakfast and
the egg/milk remoisturises them.

I very rarely bother to freeze leftovers any more because DH doesn't
like eating them, and we only have a small freezer so there's no room
for more than half a dozen containers. But when I do, I put it in
individual serve plastic containers and don't worry about the extra
air in them. They're not going to be there long enough to dry out.

Since DH HATES eating leftovers I try to only make enough for one meal
at a time, or one meal for him and a lunch for me. Otherwise I end up
eating the same thing every day for the rest of the week and it gets
boring, or else we throw out perfectly good food!

The foodsaver sounds like a handy gizmo and I've often thought I'd
like one... let us know if it works out!