To save money we always just used a ziplock bag and a straw! Just insert the straw in the opening of zip lock and close the ziplock around the straw. You suck out the air, (biting the straw shut when you needed to exhale!). When the bag seals around the food, you quickly remove the straw and finish zipping...

Somehow, I think in the course of all my freebie hunting, I won one of these! It came in the mail yesterday. Today I used it to vacuum seal some chicken thighs, and it worked pretty well. It's just a little hand pump, and you stick it to a spot on the bag and pump the air out. It takes a few tries...

I always hesitate when considering freezing something new, I want to hear others experiances. This month Cook's Illustrated magazine says that Ricotts freezes well. However,you need to used the thawed product in something cooked.Using it raw gave it too grainy of a texture. They used it in a cheesecake...

I'm new to this forum and still finding my way around, so I'm sorry if this question has been answered before. I live alone and find that my eggs usually go bad before I have a chance to use them up. (I rarely have time to bake at just the right time.) I wondered if anyone had a method for saving...

<> Our peaches are ripe. Any ideas for freezing peaches that gives a good product? We will eat a lot, can some, make jelly. I would like to freeze some but have not tried this in the past. Thanks for the help. Babs

3 lbs! I guess I think big like 100 lbs. Last year I was already to freeze corn and John showed up with 5 cases of pork roasts. So much for freezing corn :) I just never know what he'll find.

I'm envious, I love garlic! You don't need to cook it first to freeze it. You can freeze it whole, then break off cloves as needed or you can chop and freeze it that way (raw). Or you can puree it in oil and freeze it. I like the puree because it doesn't freeze solid and you can just scrape...