What’s your favorite way to store chili?

B3 · 11-30-2010, 08:32 PM

I’m planning on cooking up a batch of chili this weekend using the rib tips I’ve been saving up in the freezer. I’ve got two questions:

1) How would you prepare the rib tips? I’m planning on just smoking them up the same way I would do a full rack (but for less time, obviously) and dumping them into the pot. Should I grill them on high heat instead? I'm also half temped to just forget the chili, cook them, toss them in sauce, and eat them like a bowl of BBQ cereal.

2) What’s your favorite way to store chili? Freeze it? Fridge it? Growing up, my mother always had a large glass jar that she’d refrigerate soups in. I'm considering picking up such a jar. What type of container do you use?

Thanks in advance.

bigabyte · 11-30-2010, 08:37 PM

I fill these and put them in the deep freeze, pull them out whenever needed. I got a jillion of them on sale once for next to nothing.

Bluesman · 11-30-2010, 08:38 PM

I store it in Me. Then again freezer bags work great, but I don't fit.

boatnut · 11-30-2010, 08:55 PM

i've been making lots of soups and chili's lately. I freeze in the cheap, plastic containers. 24 hrs or so, I pop them out frozen then vac seal.

T-Man · 11-30-2010, 08:58 PM

Great idea !! " Boatnut"...... Thanks...

rlt · 11-30-2010, 09:03 PM

I double bag in ziploc and toss it in

Kevin · 11-30-2010, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigabyte

I fill these and put them in the deep freeze, pull them out whenever needed. I got a jillion of them on sale once for next to nothing.

Ball (the canning jar company) makes a similar product that I use for freezing. Same concept. Just don't use cool whip, parkay, sour cream, or what ever tubs. I hate playing the guessing game as in "what's in this tub ? ". I label freezer stuff clearly, my bride, not so much.

Mister Bob · 11-30-2010, 09:10 PM

Tupperware lined with Saran Wrap so it doesn't stain. I also lay a piece of Saran Wrap on top so no air gets to the chili. Same way I freeze sauces.

JazzCat · 11-30-2010, 09:18 PM

" What’s your favorite way to store chili? "

In my tummy

Blackened · 11-30-2010, 09:34 PM

Gallon Foodsaver bags.

Learnin Querve · 11-30-2010, 11:04 PM

Ziploc bags. Containers stain, and round containers waste a lot of space in the freezer. I freeze the filled bag flat, so it's about an inch thick. (you can get more air out the bag that way) The increased surface area also freezes faster than in a container.

After it's frozen solid, I can either let the bag lay flat or stand it up like a book in the freezer. When I'm ready to use it, I just cut the bag off while it's still frozen, or drop the bag in cold water in the sink for a fast thaw. That increased surface area helps speed up thawing as well.

I don't use the heavy bags that are sold as "freezer" bags because I usually don't keep chili or soups/stews more than a month or so. I've never noticed a difference in quality after coming out of the freezer.

Chris

Black Dog BBQ · 12-01-2010, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Learnin Querve

Ziploc bags. Containers stain, and round containers waste a lot of space in the freezer. I freeze the filled bag flat, so it's about an inch thick. (you can get more air out the bag that way) The increased surface area also freezes faster than in a container.

After it's frozen solid, I can either let the bag lay flat or stand it up like a book in the freezer. When I'm ready to use it, I just cut the bag off while it's still frozen, or drop the bag in cold water in the sink for a fast thaw. That increased surface area helps speed up thawing as well.

I don't use the heavy bags that are sold as "freezer" bags because I usually don't keep chili or soups/stews more than a month or so. I've never noticed a difference in quality after coming out of the freezer.

Chris

Great minds think alike! Same way here!

rocketmanray · 12-01-2010, 06:56 AM

storing chili... isn't that sacrilege??

:)

RMR

RMR

bigabyte · 12-01-2010, 07:50 AM

I used to use bags to store chili and other liquidy type stuff. I like the cheapo containers better for storing liquidy stuff, because I don't have to transfer it into another container later. Plus, if they stain too badly, toss (or recycle) it and use a new one. It only takes one Ziploc bag to open up before it's frozen to find them less attractive, but don't ask how I know that. Just my opinion though.

Jorge · 12-01-2010, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigabyte

I fill these and put them in the deep freeze, pull them out whenever needed. I got a jillion of them on sale once for next to nothing.

The only thing my wife doesn't like about them is that she can have trouble removing the lid sometimes. I still use them to freeze the chili, but it goes into a foodsaver bag as soon as it's frozen.

11-30-2010, 08:32 PM	#1
B3 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-31-09 Location: Columbus, OH	What’s your favorite way to store chili? I’m planning on cooking up a batch of chili this weekend using the rib tips I’ve been saving up in the freezer. I’ve got two questions: 1) How would you prepare the rib tips? I’m planning on just smoking them up the same way I would do a full rack (but for less time, obviously) and dumping them into the pot. Should I grill them on high heat instead? I'm also half temped to just forget the chili, cook them, toss them in sauce, and eat them like a bowl of BBQ cereal. 2) What’s your favorite way to store chili? Freeze it? Fridge it? Growing up, my mother always had a large glass jar that she’d refrigerate soups in. I'm considering picking up such a jar. What type of container do you use? Thanks in advance.

11-30-2010, 08:37 PM	#2
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	I fill these and put them in the deep freeze, pull them out whenever needed. I got a jillion of them on sale once for next to nothing. __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

11-30-2010, 08:38 PM	#3
Bluesman Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-01-10 Location: Planet Krypton Name/Nickname : Jon	I store it in Me. Then again freezer bags work great, but I don't fit. __________________ 2010 22.5 WSM Weber Q200 1983 WGA 2010 Brick Red Touch n' Go Performer Kitchen stove

11-30-2010, 08:55 PM	#4
boatnut is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-22-05 Location: Ohio	i've been making lots of soups and chili's lately. I freeze in the cheap, plastic containers. 24 hrs or so, I pop them out frozen then vac seal. __________________ Mike GOSM smoker (gas) Masterbuilt (electric) Weber Kettle Weber Gasser (2) Weber WSM I'd rather have a bottle in front of me then a frontal lobotomy

11-30-2010, 08:58 PM	#5
T-Man is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-14-10 Location: South Louisiana	Great idea !! " Boatnut"...... Thanks... __________________ Med. Spicewine , Oklahoma Joe's Offset Smoker , Weber Kettle and a Cookshack O25 ...

11-30-2010, 09:03 PM	#6
rlt On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-22-10 Location: Fort Lostinthewoods, MO	I double bag in ziploc and toss it in __________________ Large BGE & One super duper screamin' fast green thermapen. It matches my BGE...Sort of!

11-30-2010, 09:10 PM	#8
Mister Bob Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-15-09 Location: Scituate, RI	Tupperware lined with Saran Wrap so it doesn't stain. I also lay a piece of Saran Wrap on top so no air gets to the chili. Same way I freeze sauces. __________________ Mister Bob, Pitmaster - Smokestack Lightning, Bad Ass Barbecue. KCBS CBJ #31759 - IMBAS Certified MOINK Baller

11-30-2010, 09:18 PM	#9
JazzCat Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-30-09 Location: Raymond, Wisconsin Name/Nickname : Jim	" What’s your favorite way to store chili? " In my tummy

11-30-2010, 09:34 PM	#10
Blackened is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-07-09 Location: Paradise, CA Name/Nickname : Chris	Gallon Foodsaver bags.

11-30-2010, 11:04 PM	#11
Learnin Querve Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-25-09 Location: Des Moines, IA	Ziploc bags. Containers stain, and round containers waste a lot of space in the freezer. I freeze the filled bag flat, so it's about an inch thick. (you can get more air out the bag that way) The increased surface area also freezes faster than in a container. After it's frozen solid, I can either let the bag lay flat or stand it up like a book in the freezer. When I'm ready to use it, I just cut the bag off while it's still frozen, or drop the bag in cold water in the sink for a fast thaw. That increased surface area helps speed up thawing as well. I don't use the heavy bags that are sold as "freezer" bags because I usually don't keep chili or soups/stews more than a month or so. I've never noticed a difference in quality after coming out of the freezer. Chris

12-01-2010, 06:56 AM	#13
rocketmanray Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-02-09 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL	storing chili... isn't that sacrilege?? :) RMR RMR

12-01-2010, 07:50 AM	#14
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	I used to use bags to store chili and other liquidy type stuff. I like the cheapo containers better for storing liquidy stuff, because I don't have to transfer it into another container later. Plus, if they stain too badly, toss (or recycle) it and use a new one. It only takes one Ziploc bag to open up before it's frozen to find them less attractive, but don't ask how I know that. Just my opinion though. __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

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