Organize Your Freezer

During the stay at home orders, I heard from several friends that they were buying larger amounts than usual, and had to clean out the freezer. Here’s how to keep your freezer organized in a few easy steps:

• Take everything out, even food in the way back, and throw out anything that has been around for a year, or has a layer of permafrost.

• If you have food in containers, label each one before you put it back. Get into the habit of writing a description and the date on everything before it goes in the freezer.

  • Bonus tip: to make labeling easier, I keep masking tape and a sharpie in a drawer next to my fridge so I can quickly write out a label.

• Keep similar sized items together; for example, stack up prepared foods - and turn the labels facing out so you can easily see what you have.

• Consider using clear bins to store similar items, such as frozen veggies.

• Need more space? Plan meals using up foods in the freezer.

• Don’t know what’s in your freezer? Make a list/use a whiteboard.

Easy labels with making tape and a sharpie