Batterie du Cuisine : Storage

[rotuts]

Well all , over time , have are personal 

 

Batterie du Cuisine .,  developed over time , changing situations and finance.

 

That very very sharp Utility knife , and  razor edged Watanabe's,  along with their partners , the appropriate cutting board.

 

Storage container ?  The end of the line for your fine work ?   not that vital , as there are many options.

 

In my case , these days , I cook in stages , and purposely generate quite a bit of Extra .

 

@JoNorvelleWalker  asked recently , what do I due w so much ' extra ? '

 

well , it starts w a container , that then is frozen , and then its contents are Vac's :

 

these containers used to come from Target , way back pre-pandemic .  then MarketBasket carried them , generic , blue-top :

 

 

the contents fit the medium VacBag , which I have a Zillion :

 

 

its under the container .   the container holds 24 oz or so .   the frozen contents fit in the bag you see above , which then ends up down stairs

 

in the New Frost Free Freezer .

 

I looke the other day @ MarketBasket for a few more , and  they styles had changed .  Horrors of Horrors.

 

so I looked into them @ Target , having the RedCard  ( 5 % off , free shipping , no visits to the the store necessary ! )

 

 

you see a pack of 5 next to the VacMaster.

 

this size is as vital to how I cook these days , as ( almost ) the Watanabes ! )

 

I use them for Ice Bricks :

 

 

these are easily made in the hew refig , and vital for cooling rapidly , SV bags , and iPots

 

the cooled food , non-solid get an overnight stay in the refrg

 

 

Pork Ragu , in this case , but also stock , gravy , and the like.

 

this creates , in the downstairs freezer  , a library , mostly on the door , of Frozen Bricks :

 

 

 

they fit nicely, don't they ?

 

other items fill the main chest :

 

 

for future use , becoming something else later.

 

So , as MB didnt have this vital pice of equitment any more

 

looked at Target , and they had them.

 

order 10 units .  $ 2.45 // unit.  that should last for a while.   these are reasonably durable , not disposable.

 

if I ' lost ' any , its was because an Ice Brick got rapped a bit too hard on the counter , and the corner cracked.

 

no big loss now with these replacements

 

but FedEx  delivered the Target box to the wrong address .  Horrors !

 

so Target sent me a replacement ( 10 Units )

 

then FedEx or the person who got the initial box

 

delivered it to me , and Target did not want it sent back :

 

now 20 units ==  100 ideal storage containers for how I cook these days .

 

the Estate will be happy. , as am I .

 

your storage containers , eventually ,as your cooking style ages , are an important part

 

of your

 

Batterie du Cuisine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ElsieD]

I buy those containers at one of the dollar stores. Nice and cheap and they last for enough uses that I don't get upset when they get cracked.  I used Tupperware at one time and almost all of them have cracked.  Those of course, were considerably more expensive and I have replaced them with the cheap ones.

[blue_dolphin]

I wish someone would make square or rectangular containers in a range of sizes that use the same lids. 
Deli dishes fit this description with sizes from 8 - 32 oz, varying in height but accepting the same lids. I find square or rectangular shapes store more efficiently in the fridge or freezer. 
 

I had a bunch of very sturdy 16oz square Rubbermaid containers I used for my work lunches and also as @rotuts describes to pre-freeze sauces, beans, etc that I'd remove and vacuum seal.  I bought them about 30 years ago and am down to my last few. They served me well but now I’ve got a mishmash of different brands and random takeout containers that take up a ton of space and annoy the heck out of me when I need to find the right lid. 
Thirty years is probably asking too much as I probably won’t last that long myself but I wish I could find something fairly durable to invest in.
Any suggestions?