The one thing I'm not sure about is how to organize the freezer drawer... I have a door on the freezer, but there is a wire basket thingy inside the freezer that pulls out. Problem is- there are really no dividers or anything, so everything in the freezer is just piled in the drawer.
How do you organize it so that you can find what you have??
Putting food in: Pull drawer out. Cram everything in. Gently close door, pushing everything down, remove fingers at last moment so they don't get crushed. Repeat last step when pizza box wedges between top of drawer and bottom of fridge. Repeat as many times as necessary. Eventually get door closed.
Taking food out: Take ten minutes to push down wedged pizza box with tip of finger so you can open drawer. Look hopelessly at contents of drawer. Look around kitchen for impressionable children and/or dogs. If safe, empty drawer, swearing like sailor with pubic lice. Find sought after item (or discover that a teenager has already eaten sought after item). Wait for fingers to defrost. Repeat step 1. Move to new house with different freezer.
Just kidding (sort of), and probably not what you were looking for... More organized people will surely be along shortly.
swearing like sailor with pubic lice
I would say the easiest way to organize is by not putting too much stuff in there to begin with. My bff has one too and his is so crammed full of stuff there is no way to organize it. Sometimes he buys duplicates of stuff because he couldn't see he already had it.
No need to buy frozen pizza with this recipe:
1 cup flour 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt.
Mix together. Knead a few times. You can roll it out as original recipe suggests or do as I do, and just pat it out in the olive-oil or Pam-sprayed pizza pan.
Then lightly cover top with tomato sauce (I like Paul Newman's marinara).
Whatever else you want on there.
Cook 15 minutes or so on 400 degrees.
This makes one smallish round pizza so I usually make two for our family. Just four of us, but the dogs usually get a slice as well.
[This message edited by Heavy Sigh at 10:43 AM, July 5th (Friday)]
The rest of the space is taken up by frozen homemade stock, ice cream, frozen homemade demi glace, homemade dog food (we feed raw), and two bags of ice (which I must have at all times--I can't stand dispenser ice yes, I know, there is probably help for that...). That's it, and still I must go through the ritual every time.
Eranda, in all seriousness - I wonder if rubbermaid or some similar company makes an organiser? If not, you could probably come up with something.
I'm very afraid to find what is in the bottom of my freezer
What is this 'organize' you speak of??
Recipe sounds good though. I might be able to manage getting two items from the store.
List. Where's my list...
My "system" is similar to brooke's. Except I have the bottom drawer that pulls out when you open it and the basket thing on the top. My top basket has all meet, fish and frozen, prepackaged, processed meals.
Bottom has frozen fruits, veggies and misc. (ie. icecream)
Other than that, it's exactly like brooke said.
doesn't everyone organize it alphabetically? ( that's maniacal laughter by the way!) I'm very afraid to find what is in the bottom of my freezer
Well, clearly the foods that start with 'z' are in the bottom
"Isn't 'organize' a curse word? I think it is. Actually, me thinks it may be a diabolical plot. It implies planning, and culling, and strategy, and foresight, and ruthlessness, and dedication, determination,"
sorry, lost the quote box. Yeah, it sounds like something you are afraid your teenagers might do (after eating all the frozen food) while you're sleeping after having watched too much footage of Egyptian presidents being deposed...
[This message edited by brooke4 at 12:43 PM, July 5th (Friday)]
At least then they could narrow it down to a food category by grabbing the appropriate bag, and then fish inside for what they were after.
Surely the Container store has something that would help?
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So we bought a small stand up freezer for the garage that has shelves so it can be better organized.
So now I just keep the stuff we use often in the bottom freezer.
It takes all kinds of kinds....Miranda Lambert
Slight t/j:
I can't stand dispenser ice
Go stand in the corner Jpapa.
