What Do You Use To Bag Meat?

[Guest belgian.blue]

Zip lock bags here too, though only for Ivys lamb meat as I buy Badgers chicken mince already frozen in 1kg lots.

The lamb will sometimes leak but doesn't bother me.

[Guest DBT]

i just use cheapie freezer bags even for the carcass pieces. I defrost about 3 kg's a day so i have a large plastic container and it sits on the bottom shelf of the fridge. Yes there is a lot of leakage from defrosting, but i let the dogs lap up the blood out of the container each day after their dinner. We call it their 'red cordial'

[Brennan's Mum]

I put them in the zip lock bags, then in 2 of the Coles brand freezer bags.

[PRADA68]

Freezer bags all the way here.

[keroppiyo]

Like many, I use freezer bags and defrost in a bowl or plate. Cheapest way I think.

If your OH is concerned about the sight of blood, couldn't you just put a lid on the container so he can't see it?

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

I like the home vaccuum pack thingy like this

http://www.productreview.com.au/showitem.php?item_id=54366

We used it to store left over christmas ham in freezer. The plastic is stronger than normal freezer bags, much less likely to tear or puncture. I tried using freezer bags for my dog casserole but had massive problems, it rips too easily and then gets stuck inside the food so you can't get the food separate to the plastic until it's thawed.

I use those little plastic takeway type containers for the casserole now. I use the size that fits one serving. And I can re use those much more often than plastic bags - which makes me feel warm and green inside. And they don't block up the freezer circulation fan. If you get the rectangular ones, you can actually stack more stuff than you can with plastic bags. If you can afford it - get the tupperware, and feel really green as that stuff has a life time guarantee - ie if it breaks - you get a replacement one free of charge in exchange for the broken bit.

[felix]

I don't defrost them at all. Bruno gets his food frozen.

[tdierikx]

Black and Gold freezer bags - any cheap supermarket brand will do. I double bag the messy stuff.

T.

[Lab lady]

I use decor containers, each holds enough for 3 days. I find them easier to stack in the freezer.

[corvus]

We hate bags and pack it in large plastic containers that last us a few days. The chicken wings go in bags because we don't have enough containers, and they always leak. We have a very large plastic container that all the dog meat goes in. It's much easier to clean that than the fridge.

[bertie]

I use Glad ziploc.

I hate the b & g ones, they're impossible to open without tearing.

[Boronia]

I got tired of the leaking so have just invested in a food saver! Its like a home cryovac and should solve the problem. I haven't used it yet...need a spare day to organize a big freeze up of home made BARF.

here is a link to some cryovac thingos...may be a saving in the long-run

http://au.shopping.com/-vacuum+sealer

[Gretel]

ice cream containers - of course it does mean that every now and then I have to buy 2 or 4 ltr ice cream tubs, much to the dogs consternation and out of consideration for their health I eat it or better still make iced coffees but these are just some of the hardships we dog people put ourselves through for our dogs

annie

Oh you are a saint to do that for your dogs!

[julesluvscavs]

I just buy those cheap disposable see through containers at Woolies, and stack them on top of each other. There's 2 different sizes I think.

I do replace them from time to time because they eventually crack. They work fine for me

[Malamum]

I also just use cheap freezer bags - don't even bother with zip lock bags.

When defrosting they go in a bowl with a paper towel underneath to soak up any leakage. However I do try and put the bag opening side up so any blood or liquid stays in the bag rather than seeping out.

[daisygirl]

Tupperware have these, I want them one day

Tupperware dont make Freezer Mates in Australia any more. Sorry you are all out of luck but I think some people sell them still on ebay from overseas.

[bertie]

Tupperware have these, I want them one day

Tupperware dont make Freezer Mates in Australia any more. Sorry you are all out of luck but I think some people sell them still on ebay from overseas.

[noisymina]

Just use a container with a lid for defrosting.

We just use freezer bags. I put a week of doggy dinners in freezer bags inside each plastic shopping bag and in the freezer.

Then defrost individually in a plastic container in the fridge. I don't bother with putting the top on it, but I could if my DH was being a princess about he blood leaking out into the container. Thankfully, has has not thought about that one.

[Adele]

Unfortunately can't solve the problem of the blood leaking we also just put in a bowl that has been designated the dog defrosting bowl. I try and recycle stuff so I don't have to throw out too much plastic so we use plastic bags if we ever get them from the shops, bags from bread, take-away containers and yoghurt containers. The yoghurt containers probably would hold the most, are the easiest to stack and they keep the blood in once defrosted.

[all that glitters]

We have wondered about this dilemma too!! I use two chinese containers to hold 4 mince thawing bags at a time in the fridge (fOr Shy and also the 3 cats) but they leak out the bottom of the ziplock bags, ewww blood.

Are 'freezer bags' non leaking cos they are meant for the freezer?