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Storage Solutions from retasked items
I'm sure we've all been there. We make a dish or prepare an item for a meal and we end up having left overs. Saving on plastic wrap and aluminum foil is always a good idea. Below are three tricks I use to stretch the expensive stuff.
Tip #1 Retasking Take out containers.
If you're lucky enough to have a treat and get plastic take out containers, or you know someone who tends to get take out often, saving those containers can be a way to get extra value from those meant to be used once items.
In our house we get these not from take out but from those times when we purchase something like discounted chicken strips or side dishes from our local grocery store Deli. Not only do we get food items but we also get various sized containers that can be repurposed for refrigerator or freezer storage. The more heavy duty the containers seem the longer they last.
Tip #2 Repurposing Dollar store Shower caps.
It may sound silly but dollar store shower caps with the elastic make great reusable bowl covers. We'll often use these around our house for those times when plastic wrap doesn't stick well to the bowl in use. Our usually come in packages of 5 for a dollar. We just was them out and hang them to dry before putting them back in the drawer.
Tip #3 Reusing bread bags to store Block Cheeses
Those larger blocks of cheese can eat up a lot of plastic wrap and don't store well with aluminum foil which doesn't often seal air tight. In order to keep cheeses fresh for extended periods we leave it in the original plastic wrapper as much as possible and then store that inside a bread bag. This allows us to create a better barrier to keep the cheese from drying out. it also gives us an extra flexible barrier to hold on to when slicing or shredding the cheese. This extra barrier helps lower the likelihood of mold by allowing us to keep our fingers off the cheese. Even washed hands can spread things that will cause mold.
As an extra tip for block cheeses, if you wish to reduce the formation of mold on your cheese simply moisten a paper towel with regular vinegar and wrap the cheese block in it. The paper towel should be moist but not dripping wet. If you can wring an excess of vinegar out of the paper towel it was too much. By doing this the acid in the vinegar acts as a deterrent for mold growth and will significantly reduce how fast mold will grow on your block cheeses while having a minimal effect on the flavor of your cheese.
Have you got any food storage tips? Feel free to share them in a comment below.
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