How to organize your chest freezer
I've been blessed with five children, one husband and a house in the country.
Which is why I absolutely love my freezer. My chest freezer to be exact. Secretly I would have prefered a freestanding fridge freezer, but I was told you can't put as much stuff into those as in a chest freezer.
And since the whole point of a freezer was to be able to store lots of food I sensibly chose the chest freezer.
Chest freezer versus Fridge freezer
Here's some pictures of both kinds of freezer:
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| Chest freezer. This is the kind I've got. |
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| Freestanding Fridge Freezer. The kind I secretly long for. |
Chest freezer gets very messy
The reason I secretly prefer the fridge freezer is that it's much easier to keep organized. Whereas if I have to get something out of my chest freezer, it's like going on an expedition to the North Pole. I often find myself longing for a pickaxe to claw my way to the product I need.
So I've been thinking about a way to make my life easier. A way to organize my chest freezer. At first I was thinking about boxes. But they would have to be exactly the right size. And that turned out to be a problem.
Luckily I have found the solution!
How to organize your chest freezer: the ultimate solution!
The ultimate solution for organizing your chest freezer is... Big Shopping Bags!
- They're cheap
- You can put a whole lot of stuff into them
- You can use different colored bags for different foods. That way what you're looking for is easy to find.
- They 'give' so they don't take up any more space than necessary.
- The meat I got from the pig of my cousin Hank
- Storebought meat
- Pizzas
- Fried food
- Bread
- Ice Cream
How do you organize your freezer?
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This is great idea! I have 2 chest freezers and an upright freezer. My hubby gets our meat hunting, so we end up with a lot of meat in the freezer, but it always ends up being in the way of everything else I want to get at. This would really help to keep things more organized! Thanks! Found you on the #NoRulesWeekendBlogParty!
Stopping by from Sits Girls. Good Ideas! I have a chest freezer too and it is always a challenge. I will use some of your ideas because I am defrosting tomorrow! I usually use a box system small boxes that fit 3 across the bottom layer. I also use a spiral notebook with a page for each layer. Bottom middle and top bins. Then I write each item down on the correct page and place it is in with a date. Then when I want something I look at the book and don't freeze my hands off looking for it. I love your color code for different categories. Trying that tomorrow!
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I'm curious: is your upright freezer more practical than the chest freezer? Because I secretly long for an upright freezer!
I'm impressed! You are very organized. I love the idea of a spiral notebook.