What's in Your Freezer?
The wife and I are trying a new thing. We're creating a weekly menu before we go food shopping. Friends tell us they save a ton of money operating this way as it greatly reduces the number of impulse purchases. I don't like cooking this way, but I need to save money. Usually meal planning involves a look in the freezer to see what inspires me - and if nothing does, a trip to the market.
First step is to inventory what food you already have. So here's what's in our freezer.
- 1 package of Meatloaf Mix (beef, veal and pork)
- 1 package of Ground Pork
- 1 package of Ground Lamb
- 1 roll of Jimmy Dean Sausage
- One Big Chop from Cooper's Old Time BBQ
- 5 thin Pork Chops
- 8 Lamb Shoulder Chops
- 4 Ham Steaks
- 5lbs Hormel Black Label Bacon (I had coupons for free bacon and the store had a buy one get one free sale. - Talk about a real score.)
- One bag of McCain's Curly Fries
- One bag of Ore-Ida Tater Tots
- One box of Aunt Jemima Waffles
- One bag of Onion Rolls
- One loaf of Arnold Brick Oven Bread
- 2 packages of Thomas English Muffins
- One bag of Sliced Peaches
- One bag of Mixed Fruit
- One bag of Ocean Spray Cranberries
- One package of Nathan's Hot Dogs
- 1 package of Sorrento Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 package of Silver Star's Hash Browns
- 10 boxes of assorted Frozen Vegetables
- 2 sticks Butter


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5 Comments:
My wife and I have been doing this for years http://menu.vldyson.com
We also have two big freezers and buy store loss leaders when possible and I make a couple of tips a year to a good butcher for pork.
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I think this is an excellent strategy and wish we could do it, but with 2 stand alone and one side-by-side freezer, it would take all day just to inventory it - I have way too much frozen food.
I would be in the same boat as BigDude. I buy all my meat in bulk from local farms so I always have beef and pork. Creating a weekly menu is something I do for our family every week. It definitely saves money, and keeps me going with cooking creativity.
I'm absolutely amazed by the sheer amount of food in your freezer! If I had a big freezer I might think about stocking up like that. But then I'd end up with a lot of my cash tied up in frozen goods! It'a something of a dilemma...
The thing with a stocked freezer like yours is that when disaster hits-you won't be joining the stampede for the stores. That happened here in Toowoomba, Australia, recently. I ended up freezing milk to make it last.
Thanks for an interesting post!
Jjo
That's some good looking food! I plan to keep my grill crankin' this summer.
I want to work on doing a better brisket. Got any tips?
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