Was considering using these to freeze baby food. Thoughts?
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I have successfully frozen small amounts of fruit juice, eggnog, and tomato sauce, always leaving sufficient space for expansion. The lid will not hold against the pressure of expanding freezing liquid. The cups will retain sufficient flexibility to eject the frozen material without shattering the plastic cup. The lid will not protect against freezer burn or ice crystal formation on top of the frozen material if the cup is frozen for a substantial period of time--meaning many weeks, but I cannot say how many weeks. I have not reused the cups more than once so I do not know how many freeze/refill cycles the cups will stand. They tend to crease when ejecting the frozen material, so I am guessing they will not stand up to many cycles.
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I think they would work very well. The thing you need to remember is to ONLY put them in the mircowave on Defrost.
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I use them with frozen fruit. I keep the containers in the door sections of the freezer though. If you make more containers than the door would hold it might not be a bad idea to keep the containers in other containers until they are frozen solid because the reditainers aren't super sturdy. Hope that helps!
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Handle carefully and they should be fine. They crack easily when super cold so let them sit for a bit on a counter before taking the lid off.
1634619
They don't seal well enough for freezing so I put together a bunch and put them in a ziploc freezer bag to keep them fresher.
1634620
I haven't used them for freezing (got them for my Sunday school class to grow seeds in a planting medium with the lids as sort of a "greenhouse".
1634621
Buy the reditainer freezer containers. These are not intended for that purpose.
1209378
I have never tried to freeze in them, but, I think they would work about as well as freezer bags.
1871948
I haven't but I'm sure you can. I just wouldn't leave them frozen for an extended period. I love these for many different uses.
2033260
Absolutely! That is exactly how I used them for Christmas goodies. Used my food sealer to do the job. You can't go wrong with these.
1866630
Absolutely. They are great in the freezer. I use them that way all the time.
2216135
I use a couple of different containers to freeze, primarily I use mason jars with some space at the top for expanding food. I also put my baby food in the disposable pouches using the squeeze thing from infantino. I freeze those as well. I have used the green sprouts freezable containers but the lids don't stay on as well as mason jars.
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Yes, they can be used for freezer. However, they are not very thick so double bagging would be good and they are NOT "zipper" type bags. I am so glad to be able to find these because I have always had so many uses for just a plain quart size bag WITHOUT all the zipping parts. I was NOT able to buy plain baggies anywhere until I found them here-so I stocked up. Definitely would buy again and again as long as they are available!
415189
I'm not sure about freezing. I'd think you could but they have a 6 month shelf life :)
200440
I would think they would freeze well. I used them fairly quickly, so I didn't have to freeze them. I will tell you they were not all intact when they arrived. It didn't matter for my purposes, but just saying.
102100
LOL.......never did it and I don't suppose they would stay cold for very long (kind of like a piece of cloth) but a question I never thought of..........but, yes, you can pretty much put everything in a freezer....
293780
I use these for sauces which would be similar to baby food. I freeze portions and then put them in ziplock freezer bags.
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I wouldn't use them for freezing. Freezer paper is a much better choice. Parchment paper is much too thin.
301412
You need to use the base to freeze them - they wouldn't stand up on their own. But it doesn't take up much freezer space.
1725436
Yes. I use them to freeze soup. But, I seal the top with plastic wrap as a precautionary measure.
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I'm not sure that sealing them would make them shelf stable anyway... Part of the reason it's good to make your own baby food is that foo has to reach high temperatures in order to be shelf stable. That takes much of the nutrients out of the fruits and veggies. Like the other posters said, I love it!
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I probably would not freeze them. They are pretty thin and don't appear to be designed for the freezer. They have a similar thickness to a wine glass at the top.
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Well, I've never done it personally but I think they'd work well for that. They arrive flat and you have to soak them I'm water before you freeze (or heat but I haven't tried them for that). The material is cloth-like and they come and decently large sheets that you can cut into smaller sizes if you choose. I will say the warmer the water the faster the little pockets ballon up so watch them when you're doing that part! If they get too full they can burst, I haven't had that happen to any of mine but a few of the ones that are a little too full 'oozed' just a bit. So far it's a durable product and I'd recommend them. I use them on lunches. Well, I've never done it personally but I think they'd work well for that. They arrive flat and you have to soak them I'm water before you freeze (or heat but I haven't tried them for that). The material is cloth-like and they come and decently large sheets that you can cut into smaller sizes if you choose. I will say the warmer the water the faster the little pockets ballon up so watch them when you're doing that part! If they get too full they can burst, I haven't had that happen to any of mine but a few of the ones that are a little too full 'oozed' just a bit. So far it's a durable... » Read More Well, I've never done it personally but I think they'd work well for that. They arrive flat and you have to soak them I'm water before you freeze (or heat but I haven't tried them for that). The material is cloth-like and they come and decently large sheets that you can cut into smaller sizes if you choose. I will say the warmer the water the faster the little pockets ballon up so watch them when you're doing that part! If they get too full they can burst, I haven't had that happen to any of mine but a few of the ones that are a little too full 'oozed' just a bit. So far it's a durable product and I'd recommend them. I use them on lunches. « Show Less