On Mar 15, 12:33*pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
> On Mar 15, 11:38*am, Manda Ruby > wrote:
>
> > I am looking for freezer safe containers that would store one or two
> > serving of concentrated stock to be used in making beef soup. The
> > stock would be chicken broth.
>
> > Shape can be cubes/cylindrical or whatever shapes but I want
> > individual storage, i.e, enclosed containers. *I do not want thos
> > those ice cube trays which has no lid/cover for individual piece and
> > also I can't get only whhat I want. I'd have to defrost the whole damn
> > thing.
>
> Why are you freezing chicken stock to make beef soup? *I'm just
> curious.
>
It's a recipe I am following also making use of my chicken breast
bones.

> Have you checked your local Rubbermaid or Lock 'n Lock source, like a
> big-box store or a supermarket? *It seems I can find all kinds of
> smallish containers with lids. *Once the stock is frozen in an upright
> state, they don't even need to be leak-proof. *I know for a fact that
> Ziploc makes 1 Cup round containers.

I want to make a bunch of CONCENTARTED supply of stock in small
cyndrical, rectangular or cube containers to place them in a ziplock
bag *as a part of my attempt to eat what I like while meeting my
hypoglyceimic diet requirement*. I like Asian style Vietnamese soup.

Then all I'd need to do is to grab one or two of those cencentrated
tubes (or whatever), throw in a microwave while I get beef for oen or
two servigs in sandwich bag that's taken out of the ziplock bag
defrosted in another microwave to prepare the soup quickly throwing in
fresh veges which btw I'd pick up on my way home. The key is to have a
little flexibility which from of beef soup dish I'd eat depending on
what I'd feel like making with no weekly planning (for the veges
part). I am talking about veges like bean spout that doesn't last.

That way, all I need to do when I get home tired and low on energy -
as a hypoglycemic, I can't tell how I feel on which days; it all
depends on how my days go aside from eatign well - is to just grab the
stock and beef pieces easily to make the soup quickly. Veges like
bean sprout and snow peas (no cutting needed) can be thrown into the
pot at the last minute. Trying to make the meal in less than 25 mins
w/o getting too tired afterward sot hat I'd have eneregy left to do
other things - now taking microbiology class - and wihout creating a
big pile of things to put in the sink The sink will get full quickly
with 1 Cup size containers. Excluding containers for storing food, I
already have lots of containers piled up in the sink weekly as I carry
many containers of food the day. I have enough takealong containers
for the whole week. Staring Monday, I just pile them up in one side of
the sink along with forks and spoons as I don't feel like stacking
them in the dishwasher until Friday night or Saturday morning. I only
put plates, bowls, glass and mugs in the dishwasher during the week.
That's just my way of minimizing time in the kitchen on weekdays.


>
> As to icecube trays, once the stock is frozen in cubes,

I have no room to place the icecube tray upright. Beside, it's more
work to freeze them, take the cubes out and then refreeze them in the
ziplock bag. Even if they don't get stuck, I'd have to touch with my
hands to get them out.


> dump them all
> into a plastic bag that can be air-tight-sealed, and then you can just
> take out one cube, or 6 cubes at a time.
>
> N.