Berry storage: If you grow berries or buy organic berries in season (you should) the problem is that you’ll end up with too many. Unless you make berry everything for weeks on end, you could be in trouble. To freeze berries right, you can do one of two things. Either place the berries (not-touching) on a cookie sheet and freeze. Then transfer to a square container for long-term storage. I like this plan in theory, it stops berries from clumping together as they freeze. However, have you ever tried this with blueberries? Yes, they do roll all over your kitchen.

What I did was buy a big mini ice cube tray. You can find them with 90 count cubes and 60. Fill them up with berries, freeze, and pop them out like ice cubes. Then freeze in a baggie or square container for long term storage.

Don’t freeze leftovers: I never freeze leftovers. Frozen leftovers tend to go to waste because I forget about them. All leftovers do is take up valuable storage space. Better options are to plan meals better so you only make enough for one meal, or plan on eating the leftovers tomorrow for lunch.

Store in clear: I like old school Tupperware (cool colors and cheap) but you can’t see squat through avocado and burnt orange. If you freeze in plastics buy clear so you don’t forget about items.

Store in square: Once I got a good deal on some round freezer containers. The deal was not so great in the long run though because my freezer is not round. Round containers take up too much space, and worse, leave empty space that raises your electric bill.

Four fun things to store in the freezer: Lastly, not so much a storage saving tip but still useful; here are four things that you can store in the freezer that some people don’t know about – at least some people I know. Marshmallows, honey, nuts, and bulk popcorn. All of these foods fare better, and stay fresher, in the freezer than out of it.

What’s your best freezer storage tip?

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