Speed tip: Use a long chopstick or a ruler to make individual portions of ground foods right in freezer bags, so you can break off just as much as you need when cooking small amounts. Full details and variations here.
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Nuhbe (62 months ago | reply)
Great!
aJ GAZMEN ツ GucciBeaR (62 months ago | reply)
very good idea!
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petits bijoux [deleted] (62 months ago | reply)
Awesome, thanks!
annalibera (62 months ago | reply)
A very good trick.
Angelkicker (62 months ago | reply)
Awesome idea.
psuhockeychick (62 months ago | reply)
Fabulously simple idea! Thanks for sharing!!
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Pam_Del (62 months ago | reply)
brilliant!!
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mrsjanuary (62 months ago | reply)
love this idea!
gadgetgrrl (62 months ago | reply)
i got this speed tip from another mom of cooking the meat first, then freezing it, your trick will make it much more manageable. thanks also for the daiso tip, i went to the one in mtn view and got everything i needed. i'm actually looking forward to making cute little lunches, thanks for all the tips and inspiration. =D
Biggie* (62 months ago | reply)
Thanks for the kind comments, everyone!
Jacqi B (62 months ago | reply)
what a fabulous idea!
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cchen7 (61 months ago | reply)
kudos on the lifehacker.com mention!
Biggie* (61 months ago | reply)
virago7> Wow, I hadn't noticed the Lifehacker.com writeup yet (just woke up from a nap after getting home from my Philly trip). Thanks for the heads up -- very cool!
Cryptia. [deleted] (61 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The frugal kitchen (photo's & recipes), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
rg269tq (60 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Random & Creative shots, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Tafkabecky (Becky Bokern) (58 months ago | reply)
You rock! Im seriously going to try this :-)
vigilant20 (54 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called OAMC, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Proud of faith [BHR] (53 months ago | reply)
nice..I should show it to my mother :)
babyfish law (53 months ago | reply)
smart
kmrphotography (52 months ago | reply)
very clever . . . I like that less bags are used than freezing individually :-)
TheUnderGroundCupcake [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)
What a nifty idea!
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mom4boys1234 (4 months ago | reply)
Something that I have found is that cooking it and preportioning it in freezer bags makes meals easier for moms with busy families
tapnagol1 (6 weeks ago | reply)
Just another hint....after you make patti we take your finger and make a hole smack dab in the center...this will keep the meat from shrinking