Topic Tuesday

We have Monday Fun-day, Recipe Wednesday and now starting tomorrow (4/12) will be Topic Tuesday! So, every Tuesday I will post a topic about random things…such as, How others organize, daily routines, saving money on certain items, vacation planning, how to make home cleaners, lunch ideas for kids, coupon questions answered, ETC!

Here’s how it will work:

I will post the topic of choice for that Tuesday with my opinion about it and advice/tips.
Then, it will be your turn! Your turn to express your opinions, see others opinions, chat about it, learn new ideas and tell others your ideas and tips on that topic!

**I would love to get ideas from YOU about what topics you’d like to see on here and what tips you may have to offer. So, for those of you that want to “Start a topic”, please send me an email to Raininghotcoupons@hotmail(dot)com with your idea and thoughts about it!

Tomorrow, Tuesday (4/12) will be the first topic of discussion. 😉

Our topic Tuesday today is going to be on “Freezing Food Etiquette”! Something that can save you a lot of money, allow you to stockpile certain foods such as CHEESE, and make it so you’re not constantly throwing things out because you forgot about them in your fridge!

There is a list below of specific foods and how long they will last in the freezer:

Times are based on a freezer set at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Storing and eating frozen foods past these deadlines isn’t dangerous, but flavors and textures will begin to deteriorate.

Chicken or turkey pieces, uncooked: nine months
Fruit pies, unbaked: eight months
Fruit: 6 to 12 months
Steaks, uncooked: 6 to 12 months
Butter: 6 to 9 months
Lean fish: six months
Roasts, uncooked: 4 to 12 months
Chicken or turkey, cooked: 4 to 6 months
Chops, uncooked: 4 to 6 months
Shellfish, uncooked: 3 to 6 months
Hamburger: 3 to 4 months
Bread and cake: three months
Cookies, baked or dough: three months
Meat casseroles, cooked: three months
Fatty fish: 2 to 3 months
Soups and stews: 2 to 3 months
Ice cream and sorbet: two months
Ham, cooked: 1 to 2 months
Bacon: one month

Now, the question is….how long DO YOU find food lasts in the freezer? What are YOUR tips and how do you do it? ALSO, please tell us how you defrost or use these items when they are frozen. Sometimes I find that I freeze a bunch of stuff and then when it comes to using it, I’m not sure what to do next!

Also, one reader asked me, How do you freeze cheese and can you? What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks, Real Simple for the list above

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Topic Tuesday! Freezing Food Etiquette