/ck/ - Food & Cooking

this works better and will never get freezer burned

>>19295810

they are simmer safe, so i keep the temp lower. i find that putting them in some plastic and freezing and popping em out like an ice cube for vacuum sealing works the best for soups and stuff like that. cheap vacuum sealer runs like a champ, don't need the expensive ones

>>14675222

my vacuum bagged homemade chili. just thaw in a simmering water bath

>>13977825

yeah, once they are solid you can pour some warm water over the plastic container and then pop em out like ice cubes

> if I had the freezer space

i was the same, and decided to buy a chest freezer.

>>12715119

hey OP, so I have a chest freezer and a cheapo vacuum sealer. what i freeze is mostly soups, stews and chili. i make huge batches, last chili was ~26 quarts. then i put them into tupperware containers, freeze them, pop the frozen square out like a giant ice cube and vacuum seal it.

the vacuum sealer bags are sold as "Sous-vide safe" so i just put a bag in a warm water bath and simmer on the stove when i want to eat it. probably 20-30 minutes until you have a fully thawed fresh meal in a plastic bag.

i usually have the following in my freezer:

chili (meat and beans style for extra filling)
beef stew (french country style with a lot wine for de-glazing)
chicken noodle soup
lentil soup (ham bone based stock and lots ham in it)
chicken curry (thai style coconut milk curry)
spaghetti sauce (mushrooms and meat)
homemade savory pie (lamb and rosemary)
lasagna squares (mix of meat and veggie-cheese lasagna)

>>11327204

glad i inspired a couple people towards cooking chili and freezing it, OP it makes me sad yours is too spicy. i had that happen a few times with fresh peppers.

>>11327968
cheers man, your recipe looks good. this anon is right:

>>11328120
>freeze them, after they have frozen solid get the frozen blocks out of the Tupperware and stick them in the vacuum bags and the seal them. Keeps fresher longer than leaving them in Tupperware.

the only thing i would add as a positive to this method is that you can thaw the blocks right in the bag and it is super convenient as a leftover.

that is, coincidentally, my job for today. pic very related.