Plastic free freezer

My freezer.

You might have never heard or thought about it before. But our freezers are one of the places that uses tons of plastic bags.We place everything in plastic bags without thinking. I used to do that. I remember the days that i just took thing out of the bag and just dump the plastic bag in the garbage.

Well, those days are long gone for me.

No more plastic bags. I gradually invested in many Pyrex dishes that have a nice and snug cover. I just wish those covers were not made of plastic. Silicon has been very popular lately. It would have been making a good replacement.

How it works for me? !!!

• You can buy one or two dish at a time, so it is not a financial burden.

•  Make sure they all are the same size and color, so they can stack easily and neatly

• Find your own perfect size, before you start buying. For us, a family of four, this is a good size.

• Mason jars make a great replacement for the plastic bags. I have chicken stocks in those jars and use them for soup. 

• You can dedicate an area of your freezer to meat, another one to vegetable... so things stay organize and easy to find. 

• Make sure the dishes are clear, so you can see what is inside. This reduces the hassle of labeling them.

• It is very helpful, if you remember to move the dish you need, to the refrigerator ( from the freezer), a day before you are ready to use it.

• These dishes can be microwaved easily.

• The Pyrex dishes can be washed effortlessly in the washing machine.

• You can easily freeze all kinds of vegetable during summer, so it could be used in winter.

• Make sure you are not buying too much food and over stock you freezer. It is better to eat fresh food and buy only what you need.

• Always try to use and finish what you already have in your freezer, before buying more of the same thing.

I have been using these for almost a year and had no problem. If you decide to give this system a try, let me know how does it go. Happy de-plastic-ing your freezer.

Paris