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Default ChickenPotPie - how do I securely wrap to freeze

"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
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>> > On Mar 6, 4:14 pm, "Nancy2" > wrote:
>> >> On Mar 6, 3:02 pm, "Dee Dee" > wrote:

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>> >> > I made "Barefoot Contessa"'s Chicken Pot Pie(s). We ate one of them
>> >> > for late lunch (baked in a regular Pyrex 10" pie dish - with
>> >> > handles).
>> >> > The one in this picture www.tinypic.com/2ihou3l.jpglookssmaller
>> >> > than it is. It has been baked in a stoneware (probably Psfalgraff)
>> >> > deep dish that probably goes from freezer to oven (though I am not
>> >> > totally sure). It is 10" wide, (the same as the pyrex pie dish, but
>> >> > is deeper @ 3").

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>> >> > I'm not sure now to wrap this in order to keep it intact and no
>> >> > condensation/freezer burn. Can someone give me some advice? The
>> >> > crust
>> >> > was wonderful.

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>> >> > Thanks so much.
>> >> > Dee Dee

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>> >> I am having a great experience with the Glad Press 'n Seal Freezer
>> >> Wrap. You can smooth this down right on top of the food item, seal it
>> >> to itself all around the dish, and then put it in a freezer Ziplock.
>> >> I have had no freezer burn with individual ground beef patties, pork
>> >> tenderloins, chicken tenders, quiche, or anything else since I started
>> >> using it. You just need to make sure it is as tightly against the
>> >> food item as possible.

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>> >> N.

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>> > Thanks Nancy for the info on the Glad product. I use Glad Cling Wrap
>> > to wrap foods that have fats touching the wrap, such as pie dough,
>> > etc. I will look at Glad Press n' Seal, too. I do wrap some meats in
>> > a deli wrapper and then put them in a freezer Ziplock.

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>> > Gallon-sized ziplock is the largest I can find and this dish wouldn't
>> > fit into it.
>> > Dee

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>> Look for Hefty Jumbo OneZip bags. Red box, 2.5 gallon. UPC 13700-83812.
>> If
>> you tell me the names of supermarket chains in your area, I may be able
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> Thanks!
> We only have a couple of supermarket chains, one of which is Martins
> which is really a Giant store.
> The other is Food Lion - I don't know how widely spread it is. (No
> Kroger or A&P or Albertson)
> The markets I try to shop at every few weeks are Wegmans, Whole Foods
> and Trader Joes. And large Asian/Hispanic markets and small mid-
> eastern stores.
> But I will look for Hefty Jumbo OneZip bags - I assume they are for
> food?
> Thanks.
> Dee
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Yes, they're for food. Wegman's carries them. I don't have data on the other
stores.