allisonandrews
Senior Cook
I keep seeing FoodSaver in posts and am interested in it. I've determined that is is a vacuum packing device for food. I think it may be something that I need to get and am looking for some recommendations as to brand/model/price to pay.
My husband is about to change shifts and we will not see each other for 4 days at a time. (Just overlapping shift times. I'll be at work when he is awake before work. I'll be asleep when he gets home from work.)
One positive is that I will be cooking for 1 for dinner! My husband is one of those guys that thinks when I cook that we need about 4 sides. There are only 2 of us. He eats one bite of each veggie and then the rest gets thrown away - either right then or after he refuses to eat it as a leftover.
I'm thinking about plugging my deep freeze back in and starting to do a lot of frozen dinners (both store bought and my own creations).
It seems like it would be great to be able to bbq on the weekends and then freeze the leftovers in @ 1 lb bags. (Good thing about this new shift is that it gives him 3 day weekends so plenty of time to bbq - if I can get him off the boat.) I also saw a mention of putting them in boiling water to reheat. We make ziplock omlets that way, so my husband is familiar with that method.
So, does something like the foodsaver sound like a good fit? What kind should I get? Does it really work that much better than just putting the food into freezer bags?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
My husband is about to change shifts and we will not see each other for 4 days at a time. (Just overlapping shift times. I'll be at work when he is awake before work. I'll be asleep when he gets home from work.)
One positive is that I will be cooking for 1 for dinner! My husband is one of those guys that thinks when I cook that we need about 4 sides. There are only 2 of us. He eats one bite of each veggie and then the rest gets thrown away - either right then or after he refuses to eat it as a leftover.
I'm thinking about plugging my deep freeze back in and starting to do a lot of frozen dinners (both store bought and my own creations).
It seems like it would be great to be able to bbq on the weekends and then freeze the leftovers in @ 1 lb bags. (Good thing about this new shift is that it gives him 3 day weekends so plenty of time to bbq - if I can get him off the boat.) I also saw a mention of putting them in boiling water to reheat. We make ziplock omlets that way, so my husband is familiar with that method.
So, does something like the foodsaver sound like a good fit? What kind should I get? Does it really work that much better than just putting the food into freezer bags?
Thanks in advance for any replies.