Comments on: Cook in Advance and Freeze Complete Meals (200/365) http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: lurker carl http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000143 lurker carl Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:16:37 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000143 Saving a few dollars on food isn’t a priority when we lose electricity for days on end. Having food, that’s a priority. So is keeping a safe and secure home for my family.

]]> By: Jackson http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000138 Jackson Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:50:14 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000138 Considering my son was born in a storm that knocked out power in the NW suburbs — and the hospital lost power while I was in an emergancy C-section, I beg to differ, #15. Western suburbs have been hard hit this month, and many without power for days. ComEd won’t reimburse for weather-related outages.

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]]> By: Joan http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000122 Joan Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:54:58 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000122 I save time and money on having meals already prepared in my freezer. We have had one 36 hour electric outage in eight years. Thank you for this update on bulk cooking.

]]> By: DannyD http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000112 DannyD Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:27:29 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000112 Funny, I’ve lived in Chicago for 25 years in 1/2 dozen different apartments/houses and can think of only once when my power was out for more than 2 hours and that was after a confirmed tornado hit the area. Most outages are <10 minutes. There is NO WAY that power is "regularly out for a week" due to CommEd trouble. And I am no CommEd apologist, I do need to keep track of outages of all types as part of my work so I see the factual data on power outages, their frequency & duration.

Also, CommEd allows one to file for compensation for loss of food should your fridge/freezer be out for too long due to their outage. Probably not an easy process but an option should one need it.

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]]> By: Jackson http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000096 Jackson Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:23:09 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000096 I think the U.S. will be seeing more power outages as systems age and are overly taxed. Plus, with the recent extreme weather events, more chances power to go out. COUPON

]]> By: Jackson http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000095 Jackson Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:17:33 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000095 We regularly have power outages in the Chicago area that knock some people out for a week. Felt horrible for those who were without power for a week in 100-degree heat beginning of July. COUPON

]]> By: Johanna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000089 Johanna Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:02:34 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000089 LOL Kevin…never let facts intrude on your fantasy world!

]]> By: Katie http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000088 Katie Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:00:47 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000088 Kevin, they’re not rare in the DC area. Google “Pepco.” That said, I agree that for most of us in other places, it’s worth the risk most of the time.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000085 Kevin Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:52:25 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000085 “Power outages?” Seriously? Where do you live, Haiti? Our power might go out for an hour or two, but extended outages are extremely rare in first world countries like ours. Certainly not frequent enough to outweight the convenience and saving of bulk-prepared frozen meals.

]]> By: Nick http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000082 Nick Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:09:04 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000082 Do you buy tin pans to make the meals in or do you have just enough pans laying around for this?

]]> By: Johanna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000057 Johanna Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:18:05 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000057 So in order to save a few dollars on food, you now need to invest in a deep freezer, a generator, and an SUV. Got it.

]]> By: lurker carl http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000048 lurker carl Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:23:29 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000048 Extended outages are nothing new, it’s easy to be prepared for them. We have a generator specifically for emergency power to run refrigeration, sump pumps and a few lights. And we keep the fuel tank in the old Suburban topped off, that puts 40 gallons of fresh gasoline at our disposal.

]]> By: Johanna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000045 Johanna Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:54:25 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000045 Not everyone can or wants to live in Iowa. And if you do live in DC, or another outage-prone place, that’s worth considering in deciding whether you want to use this technique.

]]> By: Ashley http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000044 Ashley Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:34:21 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000044 Power outages aren’t every day occurrences. Sure, they happened, as we experienced a few weeks ago, but that’s the exception. Even when they do happen, they generally don’t last as long as they did in some areas around DC. Having lived both inside the Beltway and in Iowa, I’ve noticed that while storms tend to be worse and more frequent in Iowa, Iowans experience fewer and shorter power outages overall–my guess is because much of Iowa has underground electric lines, which isn’t the norm in much of the DC area.

]]> By: Johanna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000040 Johanna Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:04:54 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000040 (My full, non-deep freezer was completely thawed after just two days.)

]]> By: Johanna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000037 Johanna Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:02:41 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000037 Will it keep its temperature for seven days? That’s how long many of my friends were without power after the derecho.

]]> By: Izabelle http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000036 Izabelle Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:57:46 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000036 Johanna, a deep freezer will actually keeps its temperature better when it is full.

]]> By: Johanna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/19/cook-in-advance-and-freeze-complete-meals-200365/#comment-1000029 Johanna Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:12:15 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13473#comment-1000029 Two words: Power outage.

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