just got a food saver vacuum packer thing and so far I am having a fun sucking the air out of stuff and freezing lumps of soup. but I realize there is more to cooking and freezing than that.
vacuum marinades are something I have some experience with as a place I worked had rotisserie chicken marinaded that way (divine by the way) does anyone have a good easy to make or off the shelf marinade to recommend? chicken/fish/pork/beef I will cook anything.
also anyone tried freezing meals? I cooked up a pot roast with taters, carrots, peppers, and pineapple the other day and then packaged the veggies in with thick slices of pot roast. looks great but I am not so sure how it will reheat down the road.
I was thinking of doing the same with a breakfast mix I make with veggies eggs and bacon/sausage and then having ready to eat morning food.
one thing I found works wonders with packaging soups/stews/chili is not to just freeze it first (yeah I know they point this out) but I picked up some plastic trays that are about 2" deep and maybe 1/2 inch or so narrower than the bags are. perfect for freezing single servings of liquidy stuff and they come out in bricks for easy stacking.