| Placing finished meals in your freezer can save you | | | | 3. Don't forget to label your foods so that months |
| time in the kitchen. It takes hardly any more time and | | | | down the line you are not playing the guessing game. |
| only double your ingredients to have a time saving | | | | Use waterproof labels and/or ink so that your writing |
| meal ready for the times when you just don't have the | | | | doesn't get smudged. |
| energy or the time to start a meal fresh. | | | | 4. Remember not all foods freeze well. Some that |
| If you would like to start cooking for the freezer. Start | | | | rank up there are mayonnaise, raw tomatoes, boiled |
| with these six tips to help you get the most out of | | | | potatoes, cottage and cream cheese. Get a list of |
| your freezer and maximize your efforts in the kitchen. | | | | non-freezer friendly foods. Go here for a list of foods |
| 1. Freezing foods can alter the tastes of some spices | | | | that don't freeze well |
| such as garlic, pepper and cloves. When you first | | | | 5. Some good things to freeze for emergencies are |
| make your dishes in preparation for the freezer, | | | | unfrosted cakes, cookie dough, and pie crusts. You |
| season your food lightly before sealing it up. | | | | never know when unexpected company might drop |
| 2. Use both foil and plastic wrap to keep your food | | | | by. I often freeze my cake layers for the many |
| from getting freezer burned. If you are wrapping an | | | | birthdays that dot the year. |
| item that you will place directly in the oven, such as a | | | | 6. Make sure you remove as much air as possible |
| casserole, consider wrapping it first in aluminum foil and | | | | from food items before placing them in the freezer. |
| then either placing in a large freezer bag or wrapping in | | | | This will help keep your foods frost free. |
| plastic. Use double layers of foil or heavy duty foil for | | | | With these tips and some delicious freezer friendly |
| maximum protection. | | | | meals you'll be getting out of the kitchen fast in no time. |