Comments on: HOWTO divide a freezer-bag into individual servings before freezing http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 00:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Tommy http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165146 Tommy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165146 I love and hate tips like these. Love 'em because they're so great. Hate 'em because I never, ever woulda thought of it. I love and hate tips like these. Love ‘em because they’re so great. Hate ‘em because I never, ever woulda thought of it.

]]> By: purefog http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165195 purefog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165195 Um -- "quickly break off just as much as you want to use, no more"? Not quite. For the first piece in any row, you will need to break off the entire row, and then break that piece off the end of the row, leaving a 2-piece fraction of a row plus the balance of the package. But, still. Um — “quickly break off just as much as you want to use, no more”? Not quite. For the first piece in any row, you will need to break off the entire row, and then break that piece off the end of the row, leaving a 2-piece fraction of a row plus the balance of the package. But, still.

]]> By: lionelbrits http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165205 lionelbrits Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165205 #6: Ditch the squares and simply divide it into narrow rows. This should be fine for ground meat. Although I'd feel pretty funny defrosting such a meat popsicle. #6: Ditch the squares and simply divide it into narrow rows. This should be fine for ground meat. Although I’d feel pretty funny defrosting such a meat popsicle.

]]> By: Atomische http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165208 Atomische Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165208 I do the same thing with brown sugar -- but instead of squares I freeze it into 1/4 cup "pucks" ready to use in baking recipes. I do the same thing with brown sugar — but instead of squares I freeze it into 1/4 cup “pucks” ready to use in baking recipes.

]]> By: Practical Archivist http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165213 Practical Archivist Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165213 Brilliant and forehead slappingly simple. I love this idea. P.S. You can freeze brown sugar? Go know. Brilliant and forehead slappingly simple. I love this idea.

P.S. You can freeze brown sugar? Go know.

]]> By: Lexica http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165226 Lexica Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165226 Atomische @ #8: What's the advantage of freezing brown sugar? I haven't run across this technique before. Atomische @ #8:

What’s the advantage of freezing brown sugar? I haven’t run across this technique before.

]]> By: Avram http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-164989 Avram Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-164989 I want to go out and buy a bunch of chopped meat now, just so I can do this. Even though I don't think there's room in my freezer to lay it out flat. I want to go out and buy a bunch of chopped meat now, just so I can do this.

Even though I don’t think there’s room in my freezer to lay it out flat.

]]> By: Atomische http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165269 Atomische Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165269 Brown sugar gets hard as a rock pretty fast no matter how you store it. It's not spoiled, just impossible to divide into measurable amounts. So that's why I pre-measure it into pucks and freeze, wrapped in plastic wrap. When I want to use, I just sprinkle a puck with a couple drops of water, pop it into the microwave for about 10-15 seconds, and walla! Brown sugar gets hard as a rock pretty fast no matter how you store it. It’s not spoiled, just impossible to divide into measurable amounts.

So that’s why I pre-measure it into pucks and freeze, wrapped in plastic wrap.

When I want to use, I just sprinkle a puck with a couple drops of water, pop it into the microwave for about 10-15 seconds, and walla!

]]> By: colin2go http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165036 colin2go Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165036 This falls into the "duh" category.* *The "duh" category is generally filled with idiots like me bumping into each other and exclaiming "Why didn't *I* think of that?!" This falls into the “duh” category.*

*The “duh” category is generally filled with idiots like me bumping into each other and exclaiming “Why didn’t *I* think of that?!”

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165040 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165040 now that's a pointer. I'll use that for liver - and fava beans. now that’s a pointer. I’ll use that for liver – and fava beans.

]]> By: minamisan http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165089 minamisan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165089 i believe you've just violated a Wendy's patent with those square burgers. i believe you’ve just violated a Wendy’s patent with those square burgers.

]]> By: buddy66 http://boingboing.net/2008/04/14/howto-divide-a-freez.html#comment-165631 buddy66 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-165631 @5, I'm with you; who'da thunk it? @11, Hey, an Alfred Hitchcock rip-off: wife bashes hubby with a BIG chunk of stale brown sugar, then dissolves it to make a batch of fudge and offers some to the investigating police officer. Better than the original leg of lamb, no? @5, I’m with you; who’da thunk it?

@11, Hey, an Alfred Hitchcock rip-off: wife bashes hubby with a BIG chunk of stale brown sugar, then dissolves it to make a batch of fudge and offers some to the investigating police officer. Better than the original leg of lamb, no?

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