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wow that's a big freezer.
My freezer basics: frozen plain yogurt cubes (to use as starter for making my own), corn, peas, homemade wheat bread (I make 3 loaves at a time), and always have some frozen meat for emergency pizzas (pepperoni, ham, etc.)

Homemade chicken stock, homemade roasted tomato sauce ("tomato glut sauce"), Grace's Kitchen pork chop and chicken entrees (it's really a shame about Grace's...), homemade pesto, homemade vegetarian chili, peas, phyllo dough, Friendly's Reese's Pieces Sundaes (my vice), organic gin.

Spossberg - frozen yogurt for starter culture... Interesting! That never occured to me. Have you had success with this? I would think the freezing would kill the probiotics. Lemme know, I might want to try this!

Yo Kathryn, you p-touch your freezer labels. Too cool, I in jealous awe.

Tomato soup, farro/sausage/kale soup, oatmeal, lamb stew, almond-crusted chicken thighs, peas, broccoli, two chicken carcasses, chicken wings, one chicken sausage, six strips bacon, pieces of ginger, piece of buffalo NY strip, butter, shrimp, salmon, bananas, jerk pork and sweet potatoes, cherries.

damn. you could open a restaurant with that freezer.

I've got a few pieces of guanciale (pork jowls) that I cured and hung in the old dairy barn behind my old apartment (high enough so the rats couldn't get to it).

Spossberg - good idea for the yogurt starter!

As far as my freezer: a loaf of homemade bread, stock, green curry, veggie burgers, bread crumbs, and probably some way too old meat.

Hmm, from memory.... 3-4 pounds of duck fat, for an eventual confit. A quart or so of turkey stock from Thanksgiving, sigh. A few individually-wrapped slices of bacon, ditto pancetta. Half a container of beef taquitos from Trader Joe's, two sad ice-pops from last summer, two or three stray boca burgers, half a baguette plus a bag of baguette slices, a pound of ground beef, two dozen sweet Italian sausages, packed in baggies of 4 and 8, a bag of walnuts from oregon. The top tier of our wedding cake, nearly two years old (oops). I know there is other stuff in there; I should definitely check it out this weekend.
(We have a smallish counter-depth bottom-freezer drawer style.)

Gin, and when that runs out, the vodka.

(Oh, and some food.)

Bennyrogers & Ilovebutter: Yes it works, and I got the idea from another reader of this site. I've heard that re-using your yogurt over and over will eventualy lead to a "bad" batch of yogurt, and I don't want to take the risk. I buy a big tub of plain yogurt, freeze it in ice cube trays, then pop them into a big ziploc bag.

Frozen meats (chicken, ground beef, sirloin tip), veggies (corn and peas), a few loaves of bread, lots o' ice, homemade pizza crust, nuts (almonds and walnuts), grapes (we love to snack on frozen grapes!), chicken nuggets for the kidlets

ilovebutter - Freezing does NOT kill lactobacilli (the bacteria in yogurt), nor will it kill many other kinds of bacteria. They just shut down, and, when thawed out, they wake up and function normally. Crazy little critters.

To answer the question, I have vodka, frozen berries, frozen spinach and peas, nuts, grated coconut, parathas, Amy's burritos, tomato sauce, individual portions of soup, sambar, chocolate buttercream frosting, and mini ciabattas in my freezer. Oh, and mango kulfi. Yum.

one each: frozen pizza, bag of frozen corn, spinach, peas.
triple sec and tequila, and i think vodka.
1/2lb sausage.
butter.
a couple tins each of homemade tomato soup and butternut squash soup.
morningstar farms: corn dogs, buffalo wings.
leftover coconut milk.

usually have pine nuts in there, and ice cubes.

Frozen vegetables (peas?), frozen strawberries and blueberries, Monrningstar Farms soy "sausage," a big batch of homemade buckwheat pancakes, a Fresh Direct plain frozen pizza (emergency rations), a couple of quart ziplocks full of vegetable stock cubes, a loaf of sourdough bread, pre-made quiche shells (tonight I hope to able to say "a broccoli quiche and an artichoke quiche"), parmesan rinds that I use in veg stock, my husband's Tofutti Cuties, and ice.

Reading these lists, I'm shocked at my lack of gin. Before the hot weather hits, I will fix that.

Our nearly overstuffed freezer has a loaf or two of whole wheat bread, cubes of pineapple juice, overripe bananas, walnuts, frozen veggies, chicken breasts, inarizushi pouches (fried tofu basically), tempeh, pork sausage, mint n' chip ice cream, strawberry sorbet, TVP soboro, onion and pepper confit, cooked rice, frozen burritos, ice and bagels.

My freezer is relatively bare:
-homemade chicken stock (2 bags)
-homemade ragu for pasta (1 box)
-phyllo pastry dough (still don't know what to make with it)
-corn niblets
-mixed carrots and peas
-chicken bones for the next batch of stock
-shrimp shells for stock
-marinated chicken strips (for quick soup noodle meals)

I have about 8 jillion boxes of Quorn Chick'n Cutlets (both the goat cheese and cranberry and the gruyere varieties) As they are my I'm way too tired and hungry to make something proper meal of choice, and for a little while whole foods and all the other groceries that were carrying them stopped stocking them and I was quite sad, so when they had them again, I fort of over-bought just in case.

Other than that, I have some frozen peas, a box of Phyllo dough, a package of swordfish steaks I still haven't decided what to do with, and a pint of raspberry-champagne sorbet. I'm not a big frozen food person.

Thanks spossberg and raspberry eggplant - I will freezer some Stoneyfield Farm for future yogurt batches. Raspberry - I know that freezing will kill some bacteria, and slow the metabolic rate of others (we were just discussing this in my food science class). I didn't know about lactobacilli - thanks for the info!

- frozen corn, peas
- loaf of bread
- english muffins (the bf starts making a fuss if we have less than 2 at any point in time)
- homemade kale & white bean soup
- homemade brownies, pre-cut (high butter content = edible straight from the freezer when i'm craving something sweet)
- pint of haagen dazs
- overripe bananas for banana bread
- chicken carcass for stock
- kale ribs & scraps for... stock? soup flavoring?
- sticks of butter
- ground coffee (i know, i know)
- homemade coffeecake

- and, taking up a proud 1/4 of my drawer freezer space: COMPOST! (or rather, compostable kitchen scraps that i store in my freezer and drop off about once every 1-2 months at the local greenmarket).

Frozen berries, Edamame for quick protein fix. Homemade pesto from last summer that I made in a huge batch. Amy's Frozen Pot Pies and Trader Joes Frozen Pizza for those nights when you get home from work at 9:00 p.m. BRENNEVIN - or - Black Death, Icelandic Schnaps, Jaeger Meister, Czech booze. Lots of icecubes.

let's see...

i have
homemade ragu
frozen bags of peas, corn, edamame, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, bananas
a sliced loaf of challah bread- that way you can pull one piece out at a time to toast it!
homemade turkey and spinich raviolis
individually frozen slices of bacon, also so you can cook a little at a time
two premade whole wheat pie crusts
a homemade batch of ham and pea mac n cheese from cook's illustrated
a few beef sausages that might be freezer burned
breakfast sausage
homemade hummus
homemade strawberry sorbet
the top tier of our wedding cake - only one more month until we can eat it, or throw it away...
frozen bowl for our ice cream maker
beef patties from omaha steaks- my husband gets a box of steaks for his b day from his mom each year
ice
vodka

wow, no wonder it seems full!

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I have:

an absence of vodka. My husband keeps reminding me we are out. We are also out of bagels, which are usually in the freezer.

Way too much ice cream, including: Whole Foods Hibiscus Sorbet, that new Honey Vanilla Hagen Dazs flavor, Black walnut, vanilla chocolate chip, plus plain vanilla and chocolate. Vanilla Rice Dream ice cream. Plus some Coconut ice pops. Tofutti Cuties. OK, I am officially embarassed. Everyone in the family likes different flavors best. What can I say?

2 pounds of frozen beef stew meat from Irv and Shelley's fresh picks (local, organic, grass-fed, delivered).

A few bags of frozen vegetables -- corn, peas, (plus cauliflower and sweet potato to puree and put in my son's mac and cheese)

Homemade frozen waffles and pancakes (we wrap up the surplus on weekends and then sometimes I give some to my son during the week in a pinch)

Butter

A few frozen Trader Joe's lunches such as the vegetable rice bowl and some burritos.

Pine nuts

Ice cube trays

Frozen raw shrimp

We recently ate our way through the frozen leftovers that were in the freezer.

My freezer is usually pretty empty unless I have a project going on that needs freezing. At the moment, I know I have ice ... some sectioned tomato paste, peas, IQF shrimp, a couple pieces of chicken, some chicken backs for stock (time to "stock up" this weekend!) ... up until last night, there was some Vanilla Honey Bee ice cream. Mmm ... there may be more after tonight's shopping trip! Oh, and there's the ice core for my IKEA pitcher--nifty thing for iced tea and lemonade!

Very interesting about the yogurt. I've never thought to freeze it, either. Every few months I just bought a new small container and used it as starter.

My freezer has: Trader Joe's puff pastry, some kind of veggie burgers, a box of veggie corn dogs (gross but my husband loves them), frozen peas, broccoli, spinach, edamame, corn, blueberries, and raspberries, a few different types of flour (rye, cake, graham, I forget what else), flax seed meal, overripe bananas, gin, homemade waffles, wheat bread, leftover barley soup. I think that's it.

It's usually pretty packed because the flour takes up a lot of room. I keep whole wheat in the fridge because I use it a lot, but the other types I freeze.

-2 kinds of sorbet (lemon and acai berry)
-green tea ice cream with white chocolate chunks (not as good as I hoped)
-pine nuts
-cheese tortellini
-packaged peas (why do I have 3 bags?), broccoli, & onions (I hate chopping onions, the great video nonwithstanding)
-grated and jullienned zucchini from last fall (oops)
-yeast
-various herbs, including some dried thyme that I stuck in the freezer when I realized that I had 3 jars!
-saffron
-peppercorns
-Boca burgers
-pizza shells
-butter
-beef soup base ("Better than Boullion!" - certainly better than most of the cubes) - I usually have chicken, too, but I'm out
-a little whole grain flour of various types. I'm almost out.
-cold packs, both for headaches and lunches
-right now I also have ice cube trays, but they have pureed basil and parsley about to be bagged up in freezer bags. I don't usually have ice cube trays in there at all.

No booze.

But you should have seen it before the Cure!

I have half an elk. Hunter husband=lots of organic, free-range meat. That I don't eat, since I'm vegetarian!

frozen veggies (broccoli, edamame, corn, peas, spinach) and fruits (blueberries, strawberries, mangoes), catfish fillets, two cartons of locally made asiago cheese ravioli, Amy's burritos and frozen pizza, chicken breasts, chocolate ice cream, dried cilantro and basil, waffles, and a big container of matzo ball soup.

My freezer is sad and jealous.
1 package Phyllo dough
2 lbs. butter
1/2 pint frozen raspberries
1/2 pint frozen cherries
1 bottle tequila
2 c. hash browns
3/4 c. pasta sauce

-everything bagels
-single serving containers of butternut squash soup
-single portions sections of french loaves
-frozen lunches to take to work (amy's and seeds of change)
-frozen blueberries (which are really old but perfect for impromptu ice packs)
-chocolate chips (I like to nibble on them straight out of the freezer)

Kathryn, how come your p-touch labels stay on in the freezer? I have the same plastic tubs, but mine all fell off.

So, in addition to many fallen labels and some errant popsicles left from last summer (or maybe the one before) I have:

what remains of an organic free-range lamb we got from Maine
what remains of an organic free-range pig we got from New Hampshire
a few pieces of free-range beef from a local farm
duck breasts, duck legs, and at least one whole duck. It's sometimes hard to find, so I stock up
Assorted necessary Trader Joes items: Indian breads, Chinese dumplings, puff pastry etc.
A couple of week's worth of Homemade dog food (chicken thighs, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans and broccoli in various combinations).
a bottle of Limoncello
my ice cream freezer tub
ice packs for sore muscles


I have a chest freezer and I'm too short to reach the bottom where meat and dog food are stored. I have sorted those things into canvas bags that I can lift out easily.

I've got
-7 boxes of ostrich filets
-homemade shrimp wonton soup
-Healthy Choice fudge bars and mocha bars
-organic chicken thighs
-spinach
-lobster stock
-chicken stock
-Amy's Organic Mexican Tamale Pie (X4)
-Popsicle brand Big Sticks, cherry pineapple swirl
-home roasted corn, peas
-Bombay Sapphire and Grey Goose
-3 Butterfingers
-3 joints
-4 different kinds of veggie burgers, 3 of them homemade
-chopped apples, dates, walnuts, bananas, brown sugar, and cinnamon mix for yougurt or oatmeal.

Dulcibella: Do you label your containers empty, dry, and at room temperature? Labeling anything cold, or even just filled with something chilled, means there's a layer of condensation which interferes with adhesion.

Various Amy's Organics products (spinach-feta pockets, black-eyed peas & veggie bowl, tofu lasagne), Lifestream FlaxPlus waffles for when I run out of cereal, Grey Goose vodka. Elk patties and duck stock? Clearly I belong in Kitchn special ed :-)

-Ezekial bread
-Ezekial whole wheat tortillas
-whole wheat pizzas
-mango (for smoothies)
-bananas (for smoothies)
-blueberries (for smoothies)
-acai packs (for smoothies)
-homemade herb butter
-mango sorbet
-organic chicken pieces (for homemade dog food)
-bull penis sticks (for dog)
-ice cream maker tub
-ice cream (homemade mint choc chip)
-homemade pesto cubes
-beer mugs
-homemade choc chip cookies
-homemade whole wheat ciabatta
-homemade cornbread

....feeling like a loser in the homemade stock dept...

My freezer is stuffed full. But this is what I know is in there. There's probably some lost and forgotten items. All the stock is homemade.

-chicken stock (cubes and cups)
-duck stock
-duck fat
-duck jus
-veggie stock
-veggies/bones for stock
-leftover squash-tomato-sweet potato soup
-leftover purple cauliflower soup
-homemade ravioli
-homemade pesto cubes
-homemade roasted pepper pesto cubes (yellow, red)
-tomato paste cubes
-raspberries
-shrimp
-leftover dal
-homemade pastry
-merguez sausages
-venison steaks
-homemade venison sausage
-beef steaks
-cans of juice
-cranberries (in 2c portions)
-mashed banana
-homemade cranberry-orange tarts
-homemade roasted tomato puree
-mint leaves from the garden
-butter
-2 balls of yarn (being frozen to ensure no moths)

veggies, perogies, too many black bananas, jumbo prawns, a couple of pieces of texas toast, fries, banana pops, cookie dough, fish, breyer's vanilla ice cream and 2 bottles of vodka...

I should add that we try to keep a list on the fridge of what's in our freezer so that we don't have to open it and dig around to find out. It tends to get out of date as we forget to adjust it, but it does help give us a general idea of what's available.

lwray, I usually label them after they've been filled. I'll try it again, dry and empty and see what happens.

thanks for the tip

too much!

Tofu, veggie sausages, vegetable potstickers, a jar of homemade cranberry sauce, peanut butter/chocolate ice cream, a massive bag of frozen strawberries from Costco (I throw them in smoothies), cranberries, corn, and a bunch of food that my ex-boyfriend left behind when he left. I'll have to pitch it, as it's all meat and I don't eat meat. So if anyone wants some ham, chicken, and a container of that pre-made beef stew for a slow cooker, stop on by and pick it up.

Two boxes of Edy's Lime All Fruit Bars (absolutely cannot be without them), veggie breakfast sausage, frozen egg whites which I don't think I will ever use, apocalypse-size box of Boca burgers my parents got me at BJ's, a couple of bags of four strips of bacon each, frozen chicken, frozen peas and corn, two containers of collard green and white bean soup from Everyday Food, chickenless chicken nuggets, half a bag of chocolate chips, a bottle of Smirnoff Cranberry vodka (not as good as the Finlandia but unfortunately, I can't seem to find it anymore!!) and a couple of tea light holders that have been in there since last winter.

Wonton wrappers
more lamb than Ireland
a whole chicken (why?)
the ice cream maker that must be kept frozen until it's needed
frozen peas
tilapia
Guinness stew
and a York Peppermint Patty

Oh yeah...and two bottles of vodka

3 trays of ice
1 pack of puff pastry
top tier of wedding cake
white chocolate
frozen peas
tropical icy poles
3x homemade sorbet
4x 500g mince meat
5x 500g chicken breast
2x 500g bacon
2x 500g sausages
1 tub of cream
6 egg whites

Frozen fruit for smoothies; homemade marinara; pesto; Trader Joe's individually wrapped chicken breasts; flour! All purpose, bread flour, whole wheat flour, and semolina. I had a six month period where every time I opened a bag of flour it had a little bug, no matter how tight the container. I've been storing my flour in the freezer ever since.

Ice
2 frozen blue packs for lunches
Assorted bags of frozen veggies: peas, corn, peas & carrots, broccoli, mixed veggies, spinach
Catfish nuggets
4 containers of cubed chicken breasts - I buy the big bags, roast them all at one time and cut them up for quick cooking.
Italian sausage
Bratwurst
Frozen strawberries
Carton of no sugar added chocolate chunk ice cream
2 containers of homemade lasagna
1 container leftover smashed potatoes
1 container homemade split pea soup
2 containers diced leftover ham
2 packages salmon filets
1 pound of butter
1 container of leftover homemade turkey meatballs
3 individual serving packs of frozen turkey burgers
2 containers turkey broth
1 tupperware container from 1980's with Han Solo action figure embedded in ice, left by nephew who wanted to freeze him in carbonite. It has sentimental value and I bring it out whenever I want to embarrass my adult firefighter nephew.

"1 tupperware container from 1980's with Han Solo action figure embedded in ice, left by nephew who wanted to freeze him in carbonite. It has sentimental value and I bring it out whenever I want to embarrass my adult firefighter nephew."

@Adlyth: This has me laughing SO hard.

This weekend, I cleared out my freezer, except for a few logs of cookie dough and some ice cube trays and filled up the empty space with five chocolate cakes I'll be serving at my wedding on the 17th. Only three more to go, and my fingers are crossed they will all fit!

I keep an eagle eye out for "managers specials" (almost at sell-by date, half-price), especially D'Artagnan duck breasts and sausage, but also things like chicken wingettes. I have all of those in my freezer right now. Homemade pie dough and stock. Assorted meats, bacon, pancetta, smoked fish.

Before the "cure", I had a small frozen deceased lizard and some whole unplucked pheasant wings from birds my brother shot (I wanted to use the feathers, but finally faced the reality that I was never going to get around to it).

Here is our freezer ... we spoofed on it!

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chicken breasts, london broil, ground turkey
a few van’s frozen waffles
morningstar chick patties
homemade albondigas soup
a bag full of herb ice cubes of left over herbs (mostly just cilantro & fl parsley)
mixed berries, shelled edamame, spinach, corn
banana babies (choc covered bananas from WF)
little bottle of jagger
kov ice cream (coconut milk vegan ice cream. Amazing)