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Hello Kraft Community, we are very excited to share some great news with you. As loyal Kraft Community members we have heard your desire to do more fun things in the community and we are happy to announce in January 2010 we will be making some changes so you can connect and share food ideas in more ways than ever!
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Moderator_Sky
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May 10, 2009 9:53 PM
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> I agree. I take extra gravy and freeze it in ice cube
> trays, inside of a freezer bag. Once it is frozen I
> pop them out of the trays and seal them in the bag.
> I take as many cube that I need out and cook them. I
> I haven't had a chance to try onions that have been
> frozen but I have been told they work fine in foods
> that you are cooking. But if you try to eat them
> fresh they are a little soggy.
Welcome to the community, shyc! And great tips!
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May 10, 2009 7:23 PM
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I agree. I take extra gravy and freeze it in ice cube trays, inside of a freezer bag. Once it is frozen I pop them out of the trays and seal them in the bag. I take as many cube that I need out and cook them. I haven't had a chance to try onions that have been frozen but I have been told they work fine in foods that you are cooking. But if you try to eat them fresh they are a little soggy.
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May 6, 2009 2:11 AM
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I think the freezer is my best money saver. Secondary to living on a turkey farm.  I love cheese, and it's an expensive habit, so whenever shredded cheese goes on sale I but it like the entire worlds population of cows are going to die tomorrow and freeze it. Saves a ton of money. Same thing with meats, breads, and easy freezer meals.
If you're really into it, you can freeze (or can) fruits and veggies too. I freeze my own sweet corn, jams, and soup. I will can, but only if its that easy canning.. where you get things super hot (like stewed tomatoes or salsa) quick dump it off in jars and let them seal on their own on your counter tops. Not quite into that whole boiling thing yet.
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May 6, 2009 2:04 AM
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> I try to post only to be told it contains content
> that violates community standards.........what
> gives........I am only talking about onions and
> oderous cheese and how to keep it in the fridge
> without making it smelly
I have had the same problem in the past and have finally figure out that I can't post the word WHOLE without the 'W'. i.e. doughnut wholes. For me this is fine, as this is a public family forum and I really don't care to see anything dirty while looking for a recipe..  Just scan over your post and try to find any word that might have a "dirty" connotation to it. The "whole" thing messed me up for awhile. 
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May 5, 2009 11:48 PM
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I have a Foodsaver since 1997 and it has paid for itself many times over. We are just the 2 of us so we buy most of our Meat at Sam's Club or I watch the local sales. Then I package them in serving sizes and freeze. Last week for instance Porkchops were $0.99lb in the value pack and I bought 2 packs. Safeway had Topround Steak for $ 1.77lb.
I cut some up into 1 lb pieces, other I ground it with my KA Grinder for extra lean gr round, a big saving. Kroger and Safeway had Turkeybreasts for $ 0.99 lb. I got 3.
We have a small Chest Freezer which will help a lot and does not use very much electicity.
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Moderator_Deanne
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Apr 14, 2009 9:13 PM
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> I try to post only to be told it contains content
> that violates community standards.........what
> gives........I am only talking about onions and
> oderous cheese and how to keep it in the fridge
> without making it smelly
The web filters will block certain words that can possibly be used inappropriately. Try posting a few sentences at a time, clicking the edit button to add more, until you find the section that contains the word it has problems with.
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Apr 14, 2009 3:05 PM
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I try to post only to be told it contains content that violates community standards.........what gives........I am only talking about onions and oderous cheese and how to keep it in the fridge without making it smelly
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Moderator_Sky
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Apr 13, 2009 4:44 PM
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I've always used the paper towel and bag thing myself, but had wondered about those green bags. If they work at all, I may get some, because I can get them free! We have a huge international market near us and all of their veggie bags are the green bags, and I don't mean just color... they have the info printed on them on how they're special to help stuff last longer, yaddayaddayadda.
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Moderator_Jane
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Apr 13, 2009 11:39 AM
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My husband, who is the kitchen gadget guy, bought me a vacuum pump several years ago, but I find that manually removing the air from small freezer bags then bagging several small bags in a larger bag works just as well, plus I can get a better handle on the dates with larger bags.
I tried the green bags, but again, I find paper towels and regular bags are fine. Wet vegetables, especially the ones that have been constantly sprayed with water, seem to be the ones that ruin fastest.
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Apr 12, 2009 9:38 AM
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A good quality zip-lock style bag with a layer or two of paper towels (and then well sealed to keep out air) will extend the life of your veggies equal to (or nearly equal to) any of those fancy 'green' bags or vacuum seal bags. AND save you quite a bit of cash in up-front costs. And zip-lock bags are reusable as well.
For blocks of cheese, I prefer to wrap them tightly in plastic wrap and then place into a zip-lock.
The key to preventing spoilage is the removal of oxygen (or air) and excess moisture from the surface of the food. Both are required for microbial growth.
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Moderator_Deanne
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Apr 11, 2009 8:50 PM
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> Ok this maybe a little random, but it is a money
> saving device when it comes to cooking. My crock pot
> is my money saver. You can buy a little cheaper cut
> meats, and cooked in the crock pot WONDERFUL. It also
> helps with our utility bills.
Welcome to the community, amber.
You aren't random at all! Others have posted their recipes for crock pots/slow cookers for saving money, too. =)
What's your favorite?
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Apr 11, 2009 6:53 PM
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Ok this maybe a little random, but it is a money saving device when it comes to cooking. My crock pot is my money saver. You can buy a little cheaper cut meats, and cooked in the crock pot WONDERFUL. It also helps with our utility bills.
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Apr 11, 2009 10:03 AM
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Yes, we use the green bags. They work to a degree. It also depends on the temp and humidity of your fridge. I don't have a good fridge for fruits and vegs. So... They don't work great for me. My parents' have a good fridge and they work great for them.
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Mar 30, 2009 1:24 AM
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The plastic trays from Lunchables packages make good chip dip plates for football game day!
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Moderator_Deanne
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Mar 17, 2009 8:40 PM
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> I wondered about these. Thanks for the report. I
> want to try those green bags for veggies. Has anyone
> tried those?
Someone posted a while back about these, I couldn't find the thread (it was a long while back!) but I remember them saying they didn't get a lot of extra 'life' out of them.
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