Tips for freezing food?

Gourmetmom
Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:06:28 +0000

Do you have the Pyrex containers with plastic lids? If so, don’t put the lids in the dishwasher, because the heat will “shrink” them slightly and they won’t fit on the containers. If you have the old fashioned type with glass lids that don’t form a tight seal, place a layer of waxed paper, then a layer of foil over the top of the container, overlapping the edges of the dish. Seal tightly, then place the glass lid on top. My MIL uses the all glass Pyrex containers to freeze lasagna and eggplant parm - she wraps the entire dish in a couple of layers of foil.

I also put hot items right into the freezer without cooling first - never had a problem. My freezer has a “quick freeze” shelf at the very top - I usually place the hot items there, away from everything else until frozen, then I relocate to another shelf.