where do you keep your frozen food?

zach jay · 08/11/2009, 04:17 PM

i have a few different types of frozen food in my freezer. my mysis shrimp is in individual packages, inside gladware, but my cyclopeeze is pretty much leaking everywhere. what do you guys find to be the best way to store food like like so it doesn't a) get everywhere; and b) smell up everything. drinking fishy beer isn't my favorite. haha

Sisterlimonpot · 08/11/2009, 04:43 PM

How does something frozen start to leak? Does your freezer door get opened and closed frequently? I just have all my stuff in a ziploc however it doesn't defrost, it stays frozen.

mg426 · 08/11/2009, 05:24 PM

Ziplock bag in the freezer

thegrun · 08/11/2009, 05:48 PM

Is this a trick question? Oven? Microwave? There doesn't seem to be a lot of options.

Skunkbudfour20 · 08/11/2009, 06:01 PM

I keep mine in a mini fridge, located in the bar on the viewing side of my in-wall tank... with my beer

bsclarinet · 08/11/2009, 06:08 PM

I keep mine in a ziploc bag, and I have never had problems with leaking either. Maybe you need to place your food further back in your freezer if it is defrosting where it's at now.

jtrasap · 08/11/2009, 10:17 PM

Most freezers have a defrost cycle that runs every so often which is what makes a "frost free" freezer, "frost free". If you're keeping it in a standard top mount refrigerator which has the freezer above the fridge, you may run into it melting during the defrost cycle if you're placing it on the bottom of the freezer. There is actually a heating element under the plastic bottom panel of your freezer and it heats up every time it kicks into defrost. Try keeping it in the door of the freezer, or on a higher shelf where it has less chance of melting when the defrost cycle kicks on. A better alternative would be a chest freezer if you have one.

BurntOutReefer · 08/11/2009, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by thegrun
Is this a trick question? Oven? Microwave? There doesn't seem to be a lot of options.

LOL...my thoughts exactly

mike&kel · 08/11/2009, 11:49 PM

Go buy a deep freezer, most modern freezers are frost free and not a "true" freezer.

Flipper62 · 08/12/2009, 12:08 AM

I keep all of my Frozen food in Frost Free home refrigerator/freezers. The ones in my home as well as at my office. I even have one of those small college ref/frez units right in my office. I have frozen Cyclop-eez & Rods food in there. I have never had a problem with anything melting.

archid · 08/12/2009, 12:11 AM

Ya obviously I keep my frozen food in my freezer...However I would love to have a mini freezer the size of a shoebox I could keep in under the tank in the stand...but I'm just lazy and hate having to go all the way downstairs :S

PRDubois · 08/12/2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by thegrun
Is this a trick question? Oven? Microwave? There doesn't seem to be a lot of options.

+1

jayelblock · 08/12/2009, 08:01 AM

In my freezer, but in a spare ice bin. That way, if anything leaks, it doesn't go anywhere. But it doesn't leak. Keep it shoved toward the back.

Got mealworms and waxworms in the butter keeper in the fridge door (veiled chameleon food).

zach jay · 08/12/2009, 08:19 AM

i'm not sure why it doesn't stay frozen. i put it in a ziplock bag, but the bag seemed to like protect it from the cold and it defrosted a bit. my freezer is pretty crappy, but the build up of ice on the outside of the freezer box accumulates more than normal so i know it stays cold. maybe i just gotta play with it.

jeffltodd · 08/12/2009, 11:05 AM

I don't have an issue of leaking...

I have a side-by-side and store my stuff right next to the frozen peas.

My issue is when I am in a hurry to feed it takes forever to defrost. I dunno - something about a watched pot never boiling!

08/11/2009, 04:17 PM	#1
zach jay Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: west hartford, ct Posts: 630	where do you keep your frozen food? i have a few different types of frozen food in my freezer. my mysis shrimp is in individual packages, inside gladware, but my cyclopeeze is pretty much leaking everywhere. what do you guys find to be the best way to store food like like so it doesn't a) get everywhere; and b) smell up everything. drinking fishy beer isn't my favorite. haha

08/11/2009, 04:43 PM	#2
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	How does something frozen start to leak? Does your freezer door get opened and closed frequently? I just have all my stuff in a ziploc however it doesn't defrost, it stays frozen. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

08/11/2009, 05:24 PM	#3
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Ziplock bag in the freezer __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

08/11/2009, 06:08 PM	#6
bsclarinet Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 132	I keep mine in a ziploc bag, and I have never had problems with leaking either. Maybe you need to place your food further back in your freezer if it is defrosting where it's at now. __________________ Julie Current Tank Info: 45 gallon reef tank - 1 O. Clown - 1 bicolor blenny - 1 canary blenny - 1 six line wrasse - 1 watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp - hermits, snails, emerald crab, urchin - sun coral - frogspawn - candy cane, variety of softies

08/11/2009, 10:17 PM	#7
jtrasap Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: St. Elmo, Illinois Posts: 2,361	Most freezers have a defrost cycle that runs every so often which is what makes a "frost free" freezer, "frost free". If you're keeping it in a standard top mount refrigerator which has the freezer above the fridge, you may run into it melting during the defrost cycle if you're placing it on the bottom of the freezer. There is actually a heating element under the plastic bottom panel of your freezer and it heats up every time it kicks into defrost. Try keeping it in the door of the freezer, or on a higher shelf where it has less chance of melting when the defrost cycle kicks on. A better alternative would be a chest freezer if you have one. __________________ Jason Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

08/11/2009, 05:48 PM	#4
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Is this a trick question? Oven? Microwave? There doesn't seem to be a lot of options.

08/11/2009, 06:01 PM	#5
Skunkbudfour20 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 107	I keep mine in a mini fridge, located in the bar on the viewing side of my in-wall tank... with my beer

08/11/2009, 11:49 PM	#9
mike&kel Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: fresno, ca Posts: 131	Go buy a deep freezer, most modern freezers are frost free and not a "true" freezer.

08/12/2009, 12:08 AM	#10
Flipper62 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Naperville, Il. Business Owner, President & CEO Posts: 3,045	I keep all of my Frozen food in Frost Free home refrigerator/freezers. The ones in my home as well as at my office. I even have one of those small college ref/frez units right in my office. I have frozen Cyclop-eez & Rods food in there. I have never had a problem with anything melting. __________________ If todays automobile had followed the same development as the computer, A Rolls Royce would cost $100.00. It would get a million miles per gallon, but it would explode once a year killing everyone inside." Current Tanks... 90 gal Reef... My awesome Office BioCube....( 180 was on hold ..no time ) ... The 180 gal has been sold...Yay..yay..yay. Hobby Experience: 19 years Reef...22 years FW

08/12/2009, 12:11 AM	#11
archid Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 15	Ya obviously I keep my frozen food in my freezer...However I would love to have a mini freezer the size of a shoebox I could keep in under the tank in the stand...but I'm just lazy and hate having to go all the way downstairs :S __________________ aim for the heart Ramone

08/12/2009, 08:01 AM	#13
jayelblock Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: tulsa Posts: 408	In my freezer, but in a spare ice bin. That way, if anything leaks, it doesn't go anywhere. But it doesn't leak. Keep it shoved toward the back. Got mealworms and waxworms in the butter keeper in the fridge door (veiled chameleon food).

08/12/2009, 08:19 AM	#14
zach jay Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: west hartford, ct Posts: 630	i'm not sure why it doesn't stay frozen. i put it in a ziplock bag, but the bag seemed to like protect it from the cold and it defrosted a bit. my freezer is pretty crappy, but the build up of ice on the outside of the freezer box accumulates more than normal so i know it stays cold. maybe i just gotta play with it.

08/12/2009, 11:05 AM	#15
jeffltodd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 290	I don't have an issue of leaking... I have a side-by-side and store my stuff right next to the frozen peas. My issue is when I am in a hurry to feed it takes forever to defrost. I dunno - something about a watched pot never boiling! __________________ Four perfect killers. One perfect crime. Now all they have to fear is each other. Current Tank Info: All-Glass 72g bow-front, Rio 2500 return; SeaClone 100 in sump; Jebao WP25 wave maker; Reef Breeders Photon48