3 surprising things to also keep in the freezer
We’ve already written about the surprising things chefs keep in their freezer, and perhaps you’ve adopted those tips! It often comes in handy to have a piece of pancetta on hand for the most delicious carbonara, or ripe bananas for banana bread. But did you know that there are also useful things you can keep in the freezer that are not meant to be eaten or drunk? Take a look:
Once you’ve finally got around to thoroughly cleaning out and reorganizing that freezer, you may suddenly find room for these workhorses:
Plastic wrap
Do you ever find yourself cursing that awkward half-roll of plastic wrap stuck around your forearms? Because the plastic wants to go everywhere—especially back onto itself—but refuses to stay neatly stretched out until you’ve draped it over that half watermelon? Then try this tip: the colder it is, the less static plastic wrap becomes. So simply put the whole roll in the freezer, and if all goes well, you’ll be able to pull off just the amount you need neatly, instead of pointlessly throwing away extra plastic because it has turned into an irritating sticky mess. By the way, try to use plastic wrap as rarely as possible; there are countless reusable alternatives on the market!
Metal mixing bowl
If you like whipping your own cream (and be honest, it’s always a thousand times more delicious than the ready-made kind from a can) for strawberries in summer, the most delicious apple pie that’s always appropriate, or warm, wintry desserts, you’d do well to keep a metal mixing bowl in the freezer. The colder the cream, the faster it will whip up stiff, with less chance of quickly turning into a runny mess. It also helps to have the bowl you’re whisking in as cold as possible, and a metal bowl retains its temperature for quite a while. That may sound like a large object in your freezer, but you can of course also store things inside it, such as bags of frozen vegetables, or portioned ground meat.
Resealable bag of water
A flat piece of ice is always useful for cooling something down. Your forehead, for example, if you’ve bumped into something, or a child’s knee that has just taken a knock. Chicken fillets in the fridge, if you weren’t prepared for work on the electricity grid. Or simply to crush with the bottom of a frying pan when you suddenly have an irresistible urge to make a quarantine cocktail!
Read also:
- 10 things you can (also!) keep in the freezer
- Five really good tips for freezing (and thawing) meat
- Do it: save your bacon fat
Source: The Kitchn
