The Marble Jar Channel

Hi, everyone.  This is Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar Channel and in today's video, I'll share how I use my vacuum sealer to organize frozen goods, thaw things quickly, and make food last longer.  I'll also show you how you can seal food in generic ziplock bags so you don't have to break the bank. I'm completely in love with my vacuum sealer.  I put off getting one for a long time, mostly because I'm cheap and didn't want to spend money on the expensive custom bags that you are supposed to use with the sealer.  But eventually, the reasons for getting one got more compelling AND I figured out how to vacuum seal somewhat successfully with cheaper Ziplock bags, so now I'm a total convert.  Real quickly, here were my reasons: Quick thaw - I'd like to tell you that I'm the kind of person who always takes meat out of the freezer several days in advance so that it is all ready to go on the night of the meal.  But I would be lying.  Someti...

Hi, everyone!  This is Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar channel and in today's video, I'll show you yet another use for the AnyList app -- keeping track of what's in your freezer. If you've watching some of my other videos, you'll know that AnyList is one of my favorite apps that I use virtually every day.  I use it in the normal way -- for shopping and errands.  My video on that  is kind of an app overview.  I have an use that is a bit unorthodox that helps me keep track of items that I have to bring when I leave the house for multiple activities.  AND I also use Today's List as a quick list to remember to bring things, buy things, or do things today.  I have one additional use for AnyList, which I will share with you today and that is to keep track of what is in my freezer. So, I have a friend who is a "just in time" shopper.  Meaning that she buys only as much food as she needs to make meals for the week.  Her freezer is practic...