Get your kitchen back in order with my freezer organization tips. See how I tackle an overflowing freezer despite my injury.
Dealing with a shoulder injury makes daily kitchen tasks difficult, so I am taking the time to work on my kitchen inventory. I am pulling everything out to see exactly what I have on hand and how much space I really have to work with.
Taking inventory is one of the ways I keep our grocery budget at $135 per person per month. Knowing what we already have helps prevent duplicate purchases, keeps food from getting forgotten, and gives me ingredients I can turn into meals before buying more.
I’m also looking at my freezer a little differently right now because I may be facing shoulder surgery. If I end up in a sling for several months, chopping and preparing ingredients won’t be as easy. So I’ve been thinking ahead. I’m freezing chopped onions and zucchini in one-cup portions, keeping cooked proteins and meal components ready to go, and organizing the foods I use most where they’re easier for me to reach.
In this video I’m sharing how I organize our small kitchen freezer, how I freeze homemade stock, do freezer meal prep, and how I decide what needs to be used first.
Over the next several weeks, you’ll see many of these ingredients show up in our Meals & Moments videos as we continue working through what we already have.
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0:00 Introduction
1:44 Kitchen Freezer
3:48 Souper Cubes
6:08 Cooked Meals
9:05 Seasonal Items
9:47 Frozen Produce
13:50 Bread Items
14:20 Dairy Items
15:52 Extras
17:00 Grocery Planner
