How to Make Your Food Last Longer in Summer

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

This way you can keep your freezer neater while making it easier for yourself to quickly find exactly what you are looking for.

6. Serving

The proper way to serve your meals from the freezer is to allow the dish to thaw thoroughly in the refrigerator first, preferably for the night before. In case you don’t have that much time, put foods in freezer containers or sealable bags under running cool water for a number of seconds until loose, and then reheat in an ovenproof container or a saucepan.

If the food is in metal pans, they can go directly from the freezer to the oven. You just have to remove the plastic layer and re-cover with the foil, then, take off the foil for the last 10 minutes of cooking to let the dish brown.

You can get an instant-read thermometer to use in checking that the food reaches 160°F before you serve it. Ideally, frozen meals need 1.5 times the cooking time to reheat directly from the freezer.

Remember that frozen cooked foods can be stored for 2 to 3 months, while uncooked items can be stored for 7 months.