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Would you/do you reuse freezer bags?

yabbobay Posted:

Would you/do you reuse freezer bags?

I usually separate my meat in little baggies...doubled wrapped...and then I put all the small packages in gallon freezer bags...

it seems like it is such a waste to throw them out (considering their expense)


would you reuse them...should I rinse them out? or keep the empty bags in the freezer so if there is any bacteria...it will be killed from the cold?
Lisa Rose Posted:

Re: Would you/do you reuse freezer bags?

sometimes i do. if i defrost the meat in it,,,then no, but if i take the stuff then i will rince and reuse!!
smooch Posted:

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i probably wouldn't reuse the little baggies, but the freezer bags - definitely!

have you tried the food saver? those bags are dishwasher safe!

i love it.

oooh, speaking of the food saver, i have a question on it to post.
ChristineC68 Posted:

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I have reused the big gallon freezer bags in instances like that.

Kate Posted:

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I wouldn't re-use for meat or anything too messy, but I have reused from things like bread and cookies. They seem to take forever to to dry if you rinse them!

Jordan Posted:

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I don't eat meat but I've reused for bread before. I probably wouldn't reuse the little baggies but don't see why you couldn't reuse the freezer bags.

yabbobay Posted:

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cool...I don't mean to sound cheap...but everything is wrapped very well before they go in the freezer bag...

thanks for making me feel better about my frugalness...
ChristineC68 Posted:

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I try to look at it as being friendlier to the environment
EvenEdan Posted:

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Yabbo, this post made me laugh! I've interviewed Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty and he joked that sometimes him and his wife will want to reuse a ziploc bag if it is not dirty because it seems like such a waste to throw it out, but then he worries he is beging really cheap! Even millionaire rock stars think like us!

shelzyp Posted:

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I reuse them, and so does my mom, but iactually don't put meat in them. My mom does and she just washes them out after she uses them.

Annie02 Posted:

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I double wrap my meat in foil, then place in a freezer bag. I do reuse the bags since nothing is actually touching them besides the foil - I actually keep the bags in the freezer so they are in there when I need them.

Claud2001 Posted:

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I would only re-use something that wasn't used to store raw meat - even if it was double wrapped - I just don't trust that some blood or juice from the raw meat didn't seep out of the cling wrap. But, I re-use for breads, bagels and other cooked items.

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