Freezer inventory list how to#

We decided to use a very clever invention, chalkboard paper (bought it on Amazon…money very well spent, in my opinion).

Freezer inventory list how to#

Now we needed to address how to know what we have so that we don’t forget about anything! With our tote system, we addressed how to easily access the food we wanted. The loss of some space is definitely an ok price to pay for the ease of use. But if we did that, we’d spend SO much time digging around for things and being frustrated. With that said, it is definitely the case that our chest freezer cannot hold as much as it could if we just packed in food by itself. We have a bit more room in the freezer by using canvas totes. They also are much more flexible than sturdy crates, which is a method some folks choose for organizing their chest freezers. Canvas bags won’t snap due to the cold (I have read that plastic bags WILL break and aren’t a good option). The handles on the bags give us the opportunity to easily move food out of the way and pull out what we are looking for without having to dig around and be hunched over so much.Ģ. We decided to use canvas totes for two reasons:ġ. Here are the color combos we chose based on what we had available! These are the categories that make sense for us you may need slightly different categories.Įach category got a canvas tote of a different color associated with it.

And we found a solution that works for us!įirst, we separated our food into different categories. So I knew we needed to tackle the organization issue. We aren’t saving any money if we freeze food and then throw it away later. We have a chest freezer to help us preserve our food and stretch our grocery dollars. We purchased our model through Lowe’s, though you can often find them on Amazon or even on Facebook marketplace.īut here’s the thing about chest freezers that every owner of one hates: they are a MAJOR pain to keep organized, and more often than not, owners find themselves throwing away food that they completely forgot about and that they find a year (or more!) after putting it away. Even if we had the space for an upright, we still would have chosen a chest freezer because they are significantly less expensive. A chest freezer was the only possibility.Ģ. Part of our pantry is directly under our stairs, and there isn’t enough room to even stand up there. We opted for a chest freezer instead of an upright freezer for two reasons:ġ. We nowhave the perfect spot for a small one in our pantry. We’ve been wanting one of these for a while, but until we moved, didn’t have anywhere to put one. My in-laws bought us a deep freezer as a birthday gift for myself and my husband this year.