I wash and reuse freezer bags, except the ones that had chicken in them. I know some people turn the bags inside out to dry. I don't do this because I always seem to tear the ends of the "zippers". What I do is take a section of a "select-a-size" paper towel, fold it in half and put it in the bag, then press the bag flat. You can zip the bag shut if you want to, but this is not necessary.
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Thanks, Linda.
I always air dry so I end up with bags all over the counter. Good idea since we can re-use the paper towels.
Tracey in Jacksonville, FL
I re-use mine too but I have a couple of tall bottles that I use to put the bags over and they drip dry on a towel.
My mother always hung washed plastic bags on the clothesline!
She also washed & reused tin foil.
I tend to open the washed baggie and carefully place it over something on the drainboard to dry. It ends up looking like a pup tent. I use more sandwich-size baggies, so hubby's gotten used to seeing baggies tented over my small coffee cups.
My freezer bags last me forever because I always use the storage bags to store my food into first them I put the bag into the freezer bag this way the only one that gets dirty and I throw away is the storage bags and I just dry the freezer bag and reuse again and again. The storage bags I use are the ones that do not have the zipper but the one that use the twist tie. This way I am also able to put several items in one freezer bag and just take out the portions I need and leave the rest for another time. Hope this can help someone.
I hang my washed baggies upside down on the side of my refrigerator with a magnet inside. The bag hangs open and quickly dries.
Its not good to reuse freezer bags that have already been used for freezing. They are recyclable & therefore release toxins as they age.
Being alone, I prepare my meats for the freezer in small quantities. I first wrap in plastic wrap, which fits tightly and keeps air from touching meat, then I wrap in freezer wrap. Several of these small pkgs then go into a freezer bag, or can be tucked in anywhere there is a small space as I have a side-by-side. Works for me and nothing is ever freezer-burned.
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