When it's finally dinnertime at the end of a long, long, loooooong day, it's such a relief to be able to reach into the freezer and pull out a quick and easy meal. Recently, frugal people on Reddit shared their freezer essentials for saving time and money in the kitchen, and it gave me some new ideas for things to freeze. Here are some of the top comments: 2.
"Tomato paste. You never need a whole can, so freeze the rest in tablespoon-sized chunks." — PoorCorrelation "I freeze blobs in ice cube trays.
Pop them out after and keep them in a Ziploc or Tupperware." — Connect-Type493 3. "I always freeze bread! There are no scenarios where my sandwich won't be toasted or griddled — like grilled cheese or tuna melt — or just used for straight-up toast.
Being frozen doesn't detract from that at all." — lindsiefree 5. "I hate raw celery.
But I sometimes cook with celery since it adds good flavor to soups, stews, etc. Usually, only one or two stalks are needed for a recipe, but you have to buy a whole bunch. So I chop the whole thing and freeze the rest.
As a raw celery hater, frozen celery for cooking is so useful." — canadainuk "I slice the stalks into pieces and freeze. The yellow inside parts and the leaves go into a separate bag for adding to soups, stews, and stock.
If you freeze the celery bits flat on a tray and then put them into a bag or container to freeze, they won't freeze into a lump. They will pour out of your container." — Legal-Ad8308 6.
"I love batch cook.