arnold Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Do any of you make soup ahead and then freeze it into individual portions? If so, what kind of contains do you use for storage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I use the Lock & Lock plastic containers. I like them because they seal well and I can microwave them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Just quart sized plastic freezer bags. Usually I put two portions in, but you could do just one. I squeeze all the air out before closing (or close most of the way then suck it out with a straw, if I'm feeling particularly paranoid about it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I use mason jars. (I use mason jars for just about everything...) Also easy to microwave (just take off the lid), and I don't have to worry about microwaving plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I use quart bags or the plastic freezer mason jars. Quart bags are nice because you can fit a bit more (good for my family of two adults and a toddler) and if you freeze them flat you use space very efficiently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Another quart bag vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 You can get packs of those plastic containers Chinese restaurants use for take-out soup. I have seen them at Sam's, but restaurant supply stores also carry them. The lids on those babies are extremely secure. But I also have frozen soup in bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in OH Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I bought some extra large silicone muffin cups--like these, but larger. Once they freeze, I pop them out and store them in a gallon ziplock. One servings is approximately two extra large "soup cubes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I use paper milk and cream cartons for broth when I can get them. They use space pretty efficiently, and we've broken too many glass and plastic containers when they are frozen (the plastic gets really rigid). Plastic bags are a little unsettling for me with liquids, but I use them for other stuff. If you aren't worried about reusing the milk cartons, you can just peel them away and toss the chunk of soup or broth into a pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 BTW, I don't nuke in plastic. I peel off the bag and nuke in a nuke-able container. Or a pot on the stove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I use freezer safe canning jars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I use quart bags and make the soup a lot thicker than I would if I was going to eat it right away, so a quart of frozen soup becomes a half gallon of thawed soup--just enough for me and the kiddo but we can stretch it if company drops by. :D When you take the bag out of the freezer, put it in a bowl of hot water until the bag pulls free and then nuke it in pyrex or heat it on low on the top of the stove. Chris in VA is absolutely right about plastic not being safe in the microwave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Quart yogurt containers are a very nice size. I use a Sharpie marker to write the contents on the outside of the container. I also use all kinds of plastic containers that other things came in. I don't microwave the containers. In a pinch, you can run the container under hot water to melt the outside a bit so you can push the frozen block of soup out of the container. Otherwise I just put in the fridge or on the counter to defrost. Sometimes, for larger amounts, I put the blocks into a crock pot and let it heat up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 For my freezer it doesn't work too freeze the bags flat. I put the bag into a large Tupperware thingy and freeze soup "bricks". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I put it in freezer ziploc bags (the ones branded as "freezer bags") and squeeze out the air and freeze them flat. I write labels with a sharpie on them and arrange them one on top of the other in the freezer. I take one bag out in the morning and put it in the refrigerator. It is thawed by dinner time and then I heat it in a saucepan on the cooktop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Our local restaurant supply store has paper-based soup cups (like the ones grocery stores use for take-out soup in the deli) that you can buy in packs, then buy separate lids either in paper or plastic. I like the paper ones because we feel okay microwaving them. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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