What's in your freezer?

[Blonde Granny]

Someone just suggested a thread like this, so here it is. We can do the What's in your pantry after the freezer has been taken care of.

So, here goes :

2 single containers taco soup

3 containers chicken taco soup

2  (1)containers tuna & noodle casserole (yucky but will finish it)

1 Fresh Market mini chicken pot pie

6  (5)single containers chili

3 Jimmy Dean breakfast bowls

1 Healthy Choice Steamer frozen dinner

63 ct. Lawlers mini cheesecake (about 1/3 gone)

8 (7) single containers potato casserole

1 container salt free beef broth

1 Walmart flat bread pizza

1/2 package mini meat balls

2 Fresh Market chicken sante fe chickens

1 Fresh Market chicken cordon bleu

4 mini meat loaves from neighbor for after my surgery

1 pkg. diced ham

2 Fresh Market bacon cheddar burgers

3(2) Kraft recipe mini meat loaves

1/2 chicken meant for chicken & dumplings

1 Fresh Market chicken Oscar

1/2# cooked bacon

0 mini apple crisp -homemade

2 Fresh Market mini apple crisp

Birdseye veggies: peppers & onion, peas, corn, mixed veggies.

ADDED: 3 individual containers of orange juice

I tossed a lot of pork chops that even in a Seal A Meal were freezer burned, steaks in the same condition, along with a couple of beef roasts.  Also dumped some Red Lobster cheddar cheese biscuits that were not to appetizing.

I'd count the 30 # of butter, but then I'd have to tell the story that my late DH was always afraid of running out of butter and these were on sale at Walmart of $1.84 per pound.

I will tape the list to the freezer door and cross off as I use things....nothing more will be bought for the freezer until this stuff is gone.

[plugginaway22]

this is off the top of my head...You have much more!

Eggo waffles
Ground coffee to stay fresh
Ore-ida O'brien potatoes
corn, broccoli, tomatoes
Shredded cheese packs bought on sale
Package of ham slices
Hamburger, sausage, chicken
Last years fresh blueberries and strawberries
Bread, rolls bought on sale
one container of chile I made...

ETA:  cans of lemonade concentrate, container of Cool Whip, Luigis Italian Ice

[chiver78]

this is an excellent idea.

I have a small chest freezer and an upright top freezer full unit in my basement, as well as a side-by-side in the kitchen for the "just in time" stuff, to use a mfg term.     we actually just reorganized this past weekend. I love the list idea, I'd just have to have a couple different lists. here's what I have, off the top of my head. I'll take a look when I get home and update as needed.

kitchen freezer:
6 "muffin" servings of potato leek soup
6 "muffin" servings of black bean and kale soup
x portions of cooked rotisserie chicken
x portions of cooked turkey
x bags of frozen veggies
1 bag of spinach raviolis
1/3 bag jalapeno pierogis
3 bananas
1 pint B&J peanut butter ice cream
2 pints Talenti gelato
1 pint homemade coffee tequila ice cream
1 sleeve hash browns
half a bag of eggos
2 nips of Fireball
2 peanut butter-filled Kongs (for the pups)

upright basement freezer:
1 BJ's pack of cheese tortellini
7 boneless pork chops
1 thick-cut pork chop
1/2 a cut up chicken
3 split bone-in chicken breasts
x bone-in chicken thighs
x boneless chicken thighs
2 Bertolli meals
1 6-pk Thomas's English muffins
1/2 bag of frozen boneless chicken breasts - for black bean chicken
x bags of frozen veggies
1 lg container of homemade sauce
x (8?) 1.5c containers of homemade chicken stock
x pkg of breakfast sausage

chest freezer:
2 Red Baron pizzas
4 boxes of GG broccoli and cheese sauce
1 8lb turkey
1 roaster chicken
x bags of tater tots/crispy crowns
x BSCB

[Deleted]

Good thing this isn't EE

[Apple]

I have a lot of freezer space.  Without looking...

Just under a side of beef (DS has been gnawing away at it)
Remains of a pig (was a half pig, still have a ham and some sausage)
100 pounds of chicken, give or take
Bacon, lots and lots of bacon
Sausage links--DS doesn't like them like I thought he would, so I won't restock those
Vegetables-- mostly stir fry or "california blend" Also have some broccoli and brussel sprouts (I still haven't tried them), have some shredded zucchini as well
Fruit-- cubed cantaloupe, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries
Fish--tuna, salmon
Shrimp
2 pounds of yeast
hashbrowns (unless DS ate them all)
butter
ETA: two racks of ribs and some other pork roasts

I'm smoking a 9 pound pork shoulder today, so some of that will probably make its way to the freezer.  I need to make more stuff to freeze individually, haven't done that for a while.

[justme]

Apr 12, 2016 17:01:36 GMT -5 oped said:

Good thing this isn't EE

I was thinking I was going to see list of names....

[cronewitch]

I have 2lbs of frozen broccoli, that is all. The garage freezer is unplugged. The only pantry food I have now is rice and beans and lentils and flour and sugar, frig has a zucchini. 4 chili peppers 5 eggs and about 8oz cheese.
I try to keep very little food in the house so I don't over eat.

[swamp]

Nothing in my upright freezer. DS left the door open. 

[NoNamePerson]

Apr 12, 2016 17:04:51 GMT -5 justme said:

Apr 12, 2016 17:01:36 GMT -5 oped said:

Good thing this isn't EE

I was thinking I was going to see list of names....

My first thought was dead bodies. 

[justme]

Apr 12, 2016 21:30:05 GMT -5 NoNamePerson said:

Apr 12, 2016 17:04:51 GMT -5 justme said:

I was thinking I was going to see list of names....

My first thought was dead bodies. 

The list would be of the dead bodies, duh! 

[NoNamePerson]

Apr 12, 2016 21:34:47 GMT -5 justme said:

Apr 12, 2016 21:30:05 GMT -5 NoNamePerson said:

My first thought was dead bodies. 

The list would be of the dead bodies, duh! 

No way I'm listing the names of the dead bodies. They are just body no. 1 and so on.    

[Apple]

Apr 12, 2016 21:28:09 GMT -5 swamp said:

Nothing in my upright freezer. DS left the door open. 

  

This happened to me a couple years ago.  It sucked, had to close the door, let it all freeze again, and then toss it.  Such a waste.

[msventoux]

How can anyone possibly have uneaten cheesecake wasting away in a freezer? 

I only have the freezer bin under my fridge.  It has bags of frozen fruit for smoothies, some hamburger, a whole chicken, some shrimp, and some bacon.  And a few odds & ends that are no longer identifiable...and unmarked, because of course I had no doubt I would remember what was in such a small freezer.

I've been debating getting a small freezer to put in the laundry room.  I've been doing a bit more batch cooking in the pressure cooker and would like to save some of that.  Plus stock up on some meats as well. 

[lund]

Commiserating here.
I also have found a half-thawed freezer with the door open...

That lead to The Huge Family Cook-a-thon (cook-a-tonne?), since items were still at least refrigerator cold.
(I actually refroze some still frozen veggies and berries, since not much could have happened to them
during that time since they hadn't had time to thaw.)

Then we needed to go buy plastic baggies and containers suitable for one or four meals. They took up more
freezer space than the uncooked food did, so we got a family evening of 3D-puzzling too.
The meals were chosen according to the space they took in the freezer during the following weeks.

I have two upright freezers which are chiefly used for store sale "bargains" and for the yearly "harvest", so
there is still a lot in them. Right now, it is time to make sure that the berries and fruits are getting eaten on
schedule; the new harvest starts in three months (the end of June or in July with strawberries).

[wvugurl26]

I have a Google docs list of the meat stuff. That's what I tend to forget what we have. Besides that I have cheesy garlic bread, pound of butter, homemade burritos, homemade calzones, steam in a bag rice, at least one container of chiver's pulled chicken, probably some chicken broth, and various veggies. Tonight we need to debone the 9 pounds of chicken thighs and get them packaged and in the freezer.

[marvholly]

I am going off the top of my head in my only freezer (side by side fridge):

ground beef

ground turkey

pub burgers 2

meatloaf  x 4

black bean soup

spegehetti squash

cod x 3

shrimp x4

fake  crab  x  5

lox about 2 servings

calamari

talapia x 7

scallops

chicken kiev x 3

cooked chicken x 3 or 4

chicken livers 1 lb

hot dogs

sausage

waffles  x  7

butter    full lb

mixed veg 1 lb+

green beans 1 lb

asparagus 1 lb+

pea pods ?

onion  pepper mix 5-6 oz

bell peppers about 2-3

fries

tater tots

strawberries

raspberries

I  know there is more but that s/b 90%.  I will be adding chicken soup soon.

[Deleted]

I'm not saying it isn't still a giant waste to the family. but if you have meat that unfreezes, look for a local zoo, etc. we have a local exotics rescue and they take fresh road kill, freezer burned meats, etc. they'd love it if my freezer broke down ... I'd still be upset, but at least the meat would go to a good cause. I usually go through every few years and rotate some of the bottom stuff to the cause.

[Iggy aka IG]

Yay!  I love list threads. 

Off the top of my head, (our side by side freezer is a bit full, as I went monthly shopping this past Saturday):

Top to bottom:
Full ice trays, just in case
Frozen blue cubes for DH's lunch bucket

Labeled leftover containers on two shelves:
Jambalaya
Homemade chicken stock
Tomatoes of varying types
LC enchiladas
Blueberries
Refried beans
Etc., meaning I cannot remember, LOL

A few Atkins meals, half box of Steak'ums (DH loves these.  Blegh)
Box of baking soda

Basket one:
Frozen bags of veggies
Cod, tilapia, catfish, shrimp (focusing on eating more seafood for health reasons)

Basket two:
Pork chops, 1.5 LB chicken breasts, 1 lb ground beef, 1 lb bacon, brats of some sort

Door:
Auto ice container
Vodka
Empty beer mugs
Jimmy Dean sausage

[Chocolate Lover]

Apr 12, 2016 17:04:51 GMT -5 justme said:

Apr 12, 2016 17:01:36 GMT -5 oped said:

Good thing this isn't EE

I was thinking I was going to see list of names....

John Doe
Jane Doe

[weltschmerz]

I don't have a freezer, aside from the small one that's part of my fridge.

I have 3 bags of shrimp that I bought on sale, some bacon for my son, a pound of butter, a package of chicken drumsticks and some turkey sausages.

[lexxy703]

You guys are really organized. I have two packed freezers & really have no idea what is in them. I have some birds my brother shot. Some chicken, some burger, so WW ice cream bars & a bunch of frozen dinners for lunches. The rest is a bunch of mystery containers. Most are labeled.

[Blonde Granny]

Twice a year I take everything out and let the freezer defrost. During that time I organize all the stuff that goes back in, and as it's loaded it goes on a list of how many and of what. As it used, items get crossed off and amounts remaining are updated.

[Tiny]

Hmm, just off the top of my head (I did a freezer/fridge/pantry inventory a month ago).  I'm trying to eat up what got frozen last fall so some of the counts may be off.

Fruit:
store bought bag of frozen raspberries
2 1/2 pints frozen blackberries

Bread: a couple of english muffins, a couple of sandwich buns, a pack of whole wheat pocket pitas, a package of whole wheat flat bread

Soup:
2 cups (tupperware) of Pumpkin Curry Soup

Meat:
4 - 1 pound packs of chix legs and thighs
2 Weight Watcher frozen dinners (sweddish meat balls and probably a chicken one)


Not Meat:
2 boxes of Bocca Chix patties
1 box of Aldi's veggie patties
1 package of tempeh
1 package of extra firm tofu
2 weight Watcher frozens dinners (some sort of pasta and sauce)
2 Amy's frozen dinners (Curry of some sort mmmmmmm curry....)

Block of parmesan cheese (from the Italian specialty store)
storebought package of shredded mixed Italian cheeses
2 pounds of butter

Veggies:
4 - 1 pound bags of Butternut squash (from last fall) (for mac and cheese and soup)
1  -   1 pound bag of Kobocha squash (from last fall's garden - experiment to see how well it freezes).
5 -  12 ounce bags of fresh cranberries (from last fall) (need for making jam)
4 quart sized bags with frozen beets (assorted kinds - from last fall). Candy of the Vegetable world!
Store bought bag o' frozen broccoli bits
Store bought bag o' california mix veggies
Store bought bag o' peas
4 boxes of chopped spinach
about 8 cut up peppers (yellow, green, red, orange) individually wrapped
a couple of quart bags filled with various hot peppers: Jalepenos, Habaneros, serrannos, thai, and a couple mystery peppers. (for cooking and making jam).

Then there's all the frozen garlic - a tub of garlic paste, cubes of roasted garlic, and about 20 individual cloves left.

Then there's the cubes of pesto:  traditional basil,  pea shoot, and a couple of garlic scape.

Then there's the chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (from a can)

and finally: I think there's:
a couple 2 cup containers of cooked Kale (with onions and garlic) from last fall
a couple 2 cup containers of cooked cabbage (with onions) from last fall

and a 1 cup container of spaghetti sauce (left over from a jar)

whew!

 

 
          

[kittensaver]

Darn you guys! Now I have to go home and double-check what's in there!!!

[mroped]

Apr 18, 2016 14:48:19 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

I don't have a freezer, aside from the small one that's part of my fridge.

I have 3 bags of shrimp that I bought on sale, some bacon for my son, a pound of butter, a package of chicken drumsticks and some turkey sausages.

That sounds like a "normal person" food supply!
I remember a time when I didn't even keep that much.

Now, we have this big ass freezer that it's stuffed to the top with all sorts of things, things named with names that I can't even pronounce sometimes. Truth to be told, I don't realy care! I just eat the food and rarely ask what is it called.
Things that I recall having in the chest freezer:
- moose, elk, deer, fish, shrimp, a whole smoked ham(basicaly the whole leg), sausage of a few kinds, chicken and a whole lot of zucchini 
Its like we are getting ready for the Apocalypse!

[sesfw]

Side by side fridge/freezer

Popsicles, choc covered fruit pieces
6 double packages chicken breast
left over Thanksgiving turkey
1 1/2 lb cooked ground turkey
1/4 bag frozen turkey meat balls
bag of frozen hash browns
9 bags frozen veggies
4 rib eye steaks
6 salmon filets

[dogmom]

I'm a little afraid to look in there. 

[Value Buy]

Right now we put in four Bud Lights and six wine coolers for 5pm eastern, tonight.

Twelve pounds of clear ice cubes
Two pounds ground round
two loaves of bread
one pkg Klondike bars
one pkg fruit bars
two lbs of bacon
miscellaneous frozen veggies
one loaf garlic bread

Two wrapped pkgs of a week's conglomeration of meat garbage for trash pick up tomorrow- I do not know how anyone puts meat scraps in their can in Florida any earlier than a day before pick up.
The neighborhood can smell like a bunch of dead bodies being stored in the garages.

[Iggy aka IG]

Party at Value Buy's !!!

[Value Buy]

Apr 19, 2016 15:24:22 GMT -5 Iggy aka IG said:

Party at Value Buy 's !!!

Let me know how many to expect.
I will need a larger freezer!