Locking Bar Eglu Classic

[Willow]

OH aunt and uncle are increasingly frail so I'm going to make up soup to freeze for them. But I don't know what to freeze it in so it's easy for them to defrost and heat

 

For us we just freeze in bags but I don't think that would work for them. Actually I know it wouldn't

[Couperwife]

what about coleslaw pots, or something that sort of size?

 

my mum froze some soup in a coleslaw pot and it worked well, i think she might have put it in a bag aswell, but that was just to stop spillages

 

cathy

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[abwsco]

I got some round but flat bottomed Lock & Locks from Morrisons when they were a special buy. Think it was £3 ish for three and they're ideal for soups. Each one holds 3 of my soup ladles worth. Not sure if they're still on offer though, sorry.

[Cinnamon]

Lock 'n'Lock - you really can't beat them for convenience

[abwsco]

These are the ones I got linky

[Willow]

Thanks, I'll check out morrisons

[C&T]

I use plastic glasses - the sort they sell for picnics etc and you can buy in packs of 10 or more. Pretty cheap and cheeful.

 

They are fine in the freezer, and hold one portion nicely, and stand in one of the drawers in my freezer perfectly for freezing. Also easy to desfrost, as just stand the "glass" in the fridge. The plastic glasses can be re-used loads of times as well.

 

Oh - but don't try and put them in the microwave to aid defrosting - that doesn't work...

[kinsk]

I just use whatever tupperware containers I can find a matching lid to. Don't fill right to the top though as the liquid expands when it freezes so can push the lid off if it's too full.

[Lydia]

I make and freeze a lot of stock and find Tub-its work really well for liquids in the freezer because they stack. You can buy them in 300ml and 600ml sizes although, because of expansion, the volume of liquid you store is always a bit under. You can also microwave and dishwash them.

 

I buy them in Waitrose but they are probably widely available. Link to Waitrose

[Willow]

Tub-its sound interesting, I see Waitrose have a price match at the moment. Waitrose is my local supermarket so the easiest place to look.

[Lesley]

I use either Yeo Valley 500g yoghurt pots as all the wrapper comes off leaving a plain pot or 1 lt juice cartons from the Farmers' Market or plastic milk cartons.

[C&T]

I use either Yeo Valley 500g yoghurt pots as all the wrapper comes off leaving a plain pot or 1 lt juice cartons from the Farmers' Market or plastic milk cartons.

 

 

Milk cartons - I love that idea!

[chickencam]

I would suggest Lock & LOcks too if you take the lid off and run the base under the tao for a moment then give the pot a little twist you can usually remove the frozen block of soup which can then go straight into a pan on a gentle heat with a lid on and it is defrosted and heated fairly quickly. Yum I love soup.

[CatieB]

I use a variety of the above - whatever is to hand but I also save old plastic tubs from food like yoghurt ones mentioned but also sauces (pasta and curry ones that have lids on -they tend to be perfect portion size)

 

Wilkinsons is another excellent place for cheap new plastic tubs

[LolaLayla]

I would say it may be worth considering how easy it is to remove the top/lid from the container as a lot of elderly folks have dificulty with this due to arthritis etc. My MIL is having problems with this now.