Whether you use Ziplock or generic for your ziptop plastic storage or freezer bags, here are tips that can save you money. This is a guide about saving money on ziptop bags.
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I wash out ziplock bags (freezer and storage) after use. I throw away any that had meat in them that thawed. When done, I fold a section of paper towel and put it in the bag, then flatten the bag. The towel absorbs the moisture. When it dries out, it can be used to put in another wet bag, or for whatever you need it for.
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I am thinking about trying to save time in the kitchen by cooking 2 or 3 meals at a time and freezing them for later in the week. What is the best thing to freeze spaghetti in? Should I invest in the expensive freezer bags or can I use the freezer bags at the Dollar store?
For long term freezer storage the heavy duty freezer bags are definitely worth the additional money. I buy bulk meats when they are on sale and divide them into 1 meal portions and freeze them. A trick for avoiding freezer burn is to fill a stock pot with warm water. Once your freezer bag is full zip the top closed except for about 1 inch.
Slowly lower the bag into the pot of warm water and all the air is pushed out. When it is submerged to the top of the bag, but not allowing any water into the bag, finish zipping the bag tightly closed and lay it on a towel to dry it. Freeze it flat on cookie sheets with at least 1" airspace around each bag. You bags will be vacuum packed without the vacuum machine.
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RE: Save Money on Ziplock Bags
Save money on Zip lock bags by reusing them. I do not care how big or how small the bag is, I always save them. I make sure I wash them really well, dry them and use them again.
By Renee (08/13/2004)
RE: Save Money on Ziplock Bags
Renee is right! I never throw away a perfectly good ziplock bag! I wash mine, too, and have come up with a good solution for letting them dry. I purchased some thin dowel (like 3/8 or 1/4") and cut it in about 15" segments which stay in a beautiful colored glass jar in the kitchen window. When I wash a bag, I stand a dowel segment in the silverware container of the dish-drainer to place a plastic bag over. This keeps the bag open and allows it to drain down! Works very well! Occasionally, when I substitute at a Mother's Day Out, I have even been known to take home ziplock bags from children's lunches that their moms have instructed them to throw away. That's a whole other topic! What I could tell Moms about wasting money by packing too much and the wrong kind of food for their preschool child's lunches! (08/13/2004)
By Paula W
RE: Save Money on Ziplock Bags
I have always washed out my ziplock bags much to the amusement of my family. However, I don't save them when I have had raw pork or chicken in them. I'm too afraid of not getting them germ-free. (08/16/2004)
By slee15
01/20/2012
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