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Food help! So I love Sams and Costco because of...
Food help! So I love Sams and Costco because of the quality and the cheaper price, however it is just me and my husband.
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Food help! So I love Sams and Costco because of the quality and the cheaper price, however it is just me and my husband.Food help! So I love Sams and Costco because of the quality and the cheaper price, however it is just me and my husband. I have been looking up what can be frozen for later but I’m a little skeptical. Any advice/thoughts are appreciated! -Freezing Cheese ? -Freezing Milk ? -Freezing bread/buns? Is there anything else you buy in bulk and freeze?
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Feb 11, 2020
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Veggies freeze well. Just be sure to dry them completely. I freeze bread all the time and it turns out great when it’s thawed. You can freeze milk but be sure to pour off or use just a little bit of it first because it will expand when frozen like water.
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Feb 11, 2020
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Growing up, my mom always bought milk and bread and froze them (living in Alaska, essentials cost so much more) which worked great, especially in the winter months when supplies could get low in the stores.
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Feb 11, 2020
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We freeze bread but have never tried milk or cheese
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Feb 11, 2020
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We freeze bread all the time!
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Feb 11, 2020
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All of the above. Shred the cheese. Milk needs to be in the gallon jug.
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Feb 11, 2020
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Definitely freeze bread and cheese. I also buy muffins portion them out and freeze them as well
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Feb 11, 2020
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Texture changes with some milks ( leave room for expansion) almond milk is frozen into trays for shakes. Or I u thaw and blend it: Freeze all fruits that are going bad, I make 2 ingredient cookies ( bananas and oatmeal) zest the lemons and limes Soft Dairy doesn’t do well frozen IMO Bagels, lunch meat. ( might need to place a few paper towel in the container when thawed) soft shell tacos. Obv meat split into smaller portions.
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Feb 11, 2020
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Cheeses and bread I freeze all the time. No issues with it. I freeze butter too
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Feb 11, 2020
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I have frozen cheese and bread without difficulty but with milk I would use it for cooking only, it’s a texture thing not a taste thibg
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Feb 11, 2020
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All of those are fine to freeze. I only freeze shredded cheese because the texture of block cheese gets really crumbly when it thaws out. But we freeze shredded all the time and don’t ever notice a difference
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Feb 11, 2020
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I freeze everything lol . (. @
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*is this not my answer for everything*) you can do yogurt too, pastries, muffins, cookie dough, fruits/veg. Pasta, premake most meals and chuck them in to freeze, rotisserie chicken in bags shredded for easy mix ins, soups.
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Feb 11, 2020
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I beg to differ but yes she freezes EVERYTHING
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Feb 11, 2020
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I freeze bread, shredded, orange juice, yogurt tubes, butter, lunch meat - I'll buy certain meats at Costco, portion them out for lunches and freeze it.
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Feb 11, 2020
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I always freeze bread
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Feb 11, 2020
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I make my own tomato sauce and freeze. All meats, cheese (except cream cheese. gets chunky), deli meat, veggies. I make, cook and freeze meatballs, spaghetti sauce. Bread, rolls, and precooked breakfast sanwiches
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Feb 11, 2020
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Cheeses freeze great! My friend freezes milk. It changes color when frozen but goes back when defrosted. Not gonna lie, kinda freaked me out but it was fine. Lol
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Feb 11, 2020
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I LOVE freezer meals! We just saved and budgeted to buy a fridge for our garage so I can have more room to freeze meals. This semester is my last semester in grad school so I am gone 2 nights a week and like to put something in the crockpot before I leave for work or have stuff that my husband can pull out. I follow a girl on Instagram who is my INSPIRATION, she’s amazing! (Haley Wynn) But anyways, I just spent yesterday making and freezing pizza bagels, twice baked potatoes and freezer dump meals. I also, make double batches of soups and freeze 1/2 and then we eat the other 1/2
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ohhh I need this!
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Feb 11, 2020
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There are a LOT of Haley Wynn's on IG. Do you know her IG name?
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Feb 11, 2020
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can you show me her Ig? I searched and there is so many
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Feb 11, 2020
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She is haleywynndesigns (she has lots of pictures of florals. thats her business
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Feb 11, 2020
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We freeze bread regularly
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Feb 11, 2020
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Don’t forget to keep a container in your freezer to catch all the leftover (say one or two bites left) veggies, meats and broths, noodles, rice, etc and have a “garbage soup” night. You can google this there’s lots of different ways you don’t waste and it’s always so good
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Feb 11, 2020
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I have found that block cheese crumbles after its frozen
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Feb 11, 2020
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Yes, you can freeze milk! Thaw it overnight on the counter and once fully thawed, make sure to shake it before using it. No taste difference! I stock up when it’s cheap
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Feb 11, 2020
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We freeze orange juice and bread
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Feb 11, 2020
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I freeze pretty much everything but milk eggs and potatoes! We live and work 30 minutes from the closest grocery store. I try to always keep my freezers stocked with everything
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Feb 11, 2020
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Look up Jordan Page on YouTube. She has videos on this and is just amazing!
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Feb 11, 2020
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You can freeze cheese. I also freeze Sam's Club croissants. Just a quick pop in the microwave!
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Feb 11, 2020
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We freeze salami and ham
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Feb 11, 2020
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I always freeze cheese and bread.
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Feb 11, 2020
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Yes on cheese!
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Feb 11, 2020
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Cheese as as long as it’s shredded, no to milk. Yes to bread/ buns/ cookies/ bagels/ pitas / naan bread etc
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Feb 11, 2020
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We freeze and . Meat is a no brainier but we separate it and vacuum seal smaller portions so easy to grab what we want to cook.
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Feb 11, 2020
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You can freeze all 3 i personally freeze my bread since my baby uses almond milk and you can’t freeze it.
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Feb 11, 2020
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I freeze shredded cheese. Works great! All meats.
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Feb 11, 2020
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They only thing I’ve ever frozen and didn’t realize it would make it weird is cream cheese!
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Feb 11, 2020
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We freeze shredded cheese and sliced cheese unless it is Colby jack. Sliced Colby jack falls apart after it thaws. Haven't had trouble with any other sliced cheese.
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Feb 11, 2020
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Just two here also. We bought a large package at the club of sliced cheese and froze half. Tasted great. Little crumbly like others have mentioned but worth it. And I’ve enjoyed eating the pieces that fell off.
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Feb 11, 2020
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I freeze milk all the time. Just pull it out the night before you need it. Put it in a sink full of water and shake it up the next morning! Still cold and ready to go.
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Feb 11, 2020
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We regularly freeze bread (and bread products) as well as Costco milk. We buy 4 gallons and put 3 in the freezer.
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Do you have to pour any milk out into another container before placing in the freezer or put the entire gallon in the freezer? I’m wondering if the milk container would crack when frozen, if full.
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Feb 11, 2020
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no, they do just fine! The plastic must be flexible enough.
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Feb 11, 2020
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Check out Jordan Page freezer videos on YouTube
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Feb 11, 2020
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I honestly freeze almost everything: vegetables, meat (portion out and put in bags), and certain fruit (pineapples, etc. )
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Feb 11, 2020
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Cheese, bread, butter,
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Feb 11, 2020
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I freeze bread all the time, comes out totally fine, and shredded cheese.
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Feb 11, 2020
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My mom freezes bread. It's fine. No problems with it.
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