{"id":3060,"date":"2015-06-26T16:58:06","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T20:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/?p=3060"},"modified":"2015-06-26T17:03:20","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T21:03:20","slug":"podcast-handout-for-ten-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-start-freezer-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/podcast-handout-for-ten-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-start-freezer-cooking\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Handout For “Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start Freezer Cooking”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"10<\/a><\/p>\n

The following post is from this week’s podcast<\/a>, “Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start Freezer Cooking”.<\/em><\/p>\n

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(1) What method do you think would work for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Once a Month cooking<\/p>\n

b. Extra casseroles here and there<\/p>\n

c. Power Hour\u2014a little in the freezer every week<\/p>\n

d. Cycle cooking<\/p>\n

\u00a0i. Big\u2014a month of a certain type of recipe (i.e. shredded chicken)<\/p>\n

ii. Small\u2014a few entrees but all the same type of recipe<\/p>\n

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(2) What do you want to end up with?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Full meals\u2014add a salad<\/p>\n

b. Meat entrees\u2014add sides<\/p>\n

c. Starters \u2013just to get things going<\/p>\n

d. Side dishes<\/p>\n

e. Others\u2014muffins, crepes, etc.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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(3) What stage do you want your freezer entrees in?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Completely cooked\u2014just thaw, heat, and eat (fully cooked meatloaves, meatballs, chicken breasts, shredded chicken starters, crumbled beef starters, etc.)<\/p>\n

b. Somewhat cooked but still need finished (lasagna, most casseroles, enchiladas, etc.)<\/p>\n

c. Raw\u2014marinated but no cooking done, \u201cthirty-five meals in two hours,\u201d raw meatloaves and chicken breasts etc.<\/p>\n

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(4) What does your family eat a lot of?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(5) What looks good in the freezer section of the grocery?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(6) What can you afford?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. How much can you buy upfront to get started?<\/p>\n

b. What containers can you afford?<\/p>\n

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(7) How much space do you have?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(8) What kind of cook are you\u2014social or loner?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(9) How often do you want to use freezer entrees?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(10) How homemade do you want to cook?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Links To Read Further:<\/h3>\n

Determining The Type of Freezer Cook You Will Be<\/a><\/p>\n

Shredded Chicken Cooking<\/a><\/p>\n

Ten Freezer Foods I Don\u2019t Like to Be Without<\/a><\/p>\n

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Listen to the podcast HERE<\/a>! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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