And buy meats on sale and freeze them. Don’t know why but the meat prices here jump around a lot. Can be twice/half as much week to week.
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Dagwood222@lemm.ee 7 months agoConsider investing in a bigger freezer.
You can get a good one new for under $200.00 It’ll end up paying for itself in a few months if you order in a lot. I like to cook up a huge pot of chili/soup/stew and freeze it in pint size containers. Instead of ordering in, I can have something I like fast.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Rentoids need not apply
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 7 months ago
5 cubic feet of storage for under $200.00 Apx 1.5 cubic meters. www.homedepot.com/p/…/311895690
I’ve seen these installed in vans. Not mobile homes, vans.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I wonder how quickly (especially with extra electricity) that is actually going to pay itself back
dan@upvote.au 7 months ago
Chest freezers don’t actually use a lot of electricity. They’re a big insulated box that’s closed most of the time, and since they open from the top rather than the front, the temperature doesn’t change much when opened (since hot air rises, while cold air stays lower).
In the USA, Energy Star estimates 215kWh per year for Energy Star certified chest freezers (open from the top) and 395kWh per year for certified upright freezers (open from the front): www.energystar.gov/products/freezers
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 7 months ago
It would depend on how often OP orders food in. Also, they don’t run 24/7. Once stuff reaches the set temperature the motor stops. Another advantage is bulk buying. If butter is on sale you can buy a lot and freeze it. Same thing for staples like chicken. The unit works less when you fill it up because the cold food stays cold in the insulated box.
My usual pattern is to cook a 5 litre pot of soup or stew and freeze in in pint size size containers. Or you can make spaghetti sauce and freeze it in smaller containers. Tight now I’ve got lentil soup and chili sitting in my freezer. Takes about 7 minutes to cook in the microwave.
Also, and this is just because I live in a neighborhood with an abundance of Italian food stores, I get a lot of precooked or ready to cook meals at the store and freeze them.