chowhound
New member
I'm not sure if this category fits, but here's my story and newly discovered "tip".
Aside from vaccum sealing foods for the freezer, I like to use plastic containers. Especially if I'm going to be reheating the food in it. I like containers for sauces and soups especially. The only downside I've run into is they seem to frost up quickly and your food gets ice crystals on it in that small air gap. Maybe that doesn't hurt the food, but I don't like it. So, a couple months ago I had an idea
I tore off a piece of plastic wrap and pressed it on top of the spaghetti sauce inside the container, working it so it was pressed against the sides of the container and there wasn't any air trapped under it. Then I put the lid on. The sauce I took out and thawed yesterday looked frozen, but had no frost or ice crystals on it. Nor were there any formed inside the container. I was mildly surprised.
I'm curious if anyone already does this. I've never heard or seen it being done, but I think it bears some merit. I'm going to start doing it to all liquids I freeze using containers.
Aside from vaccum sealing foods for the freezer, I like to use plastic containers. Especially if I'm going to be reheating the food in it. I like containers for sauces and soups especially. The only downside I've run into is they seem to frost up quickly and your food gets ice crystals on it in that small air gap. Maybe that doesn't hurt the food, but I don't like it. So, a couple months ago I had an idea
I tore off a piece of plastic wrap and pressed it on top of the spaghetti sauce inside the container, working it so it was pressed against the sides of the container and there wasn't any air trapped under it. Then I put the lid on. The sauce I took out and thawed yesterday looked frozen, but had no frost or ice crystals on it. Nor were there any formed inside the container. I was mildly surprised.
I'm curious if anyone already does this. I've never heard or seen it being done, but I think it bears some merit. I'm going to start doing it to all liquids I freeze using containers.