DON'T toss out those empty cereal bags!

[$avvy$hopper]

great idea, thanks Lynn!

[vibrantflame]

So...I'm probably going to sound stupid for asking this, but I'm thinking you put the food in and then close the open end of the cereal bag, right? Or can you leave the end open?

[theweave]

Wow I just read this!!! Great idea! I will have to try that out! We don't buy lettuce anymore because it hardly gets used and goes all brown and yucky!!! Will have to try this idea out and see how it goes!

[Mia001]

Thank's Lynn, great idea and good think that you repost....i had not seen your first post

[bmpsmommy]

I am going to have to try this. We go thru cereal like mad at my house, and if i can re-use the bags, and get my fruit/veggies to last longer, HOORAY

And if it works for bacon, hubs is gonna be THRILLED!!!!

[3kids2jobs1mom]

Great idea Lynn, re-duce and re-use!

I've heard bad things about the preservatives they use in the cereal bags (BHT/BHA). Even most dog/cat food companies won't touch the stuff anymore (moved to the use of natural preservatives/mostly vit. E).

Can anyone confirm this?

[walkonby]

What is this leftover bacon you are speaking of? No such thing in our house either. Once that package is open the whole thing gets cooked, then devoured!
gameprogirl I laughed at the " poor bacon" comment.
I do think the bags can be an excellent method of storage for any number of things, but I feel concerned about that claim by lekate, she usually knows her stuff though, I will try to see about that.
Thanks for that tip Lynn!!

[macw1960]

Cooked bacon can be frozen or you can use it up in salads, extra pizza toppings or toasted BLT's.

[sweetnlow30]

This is interesting! I always buy the "green bags" from the dollar store. They are amazing for keeping veggies fresh for weeks. It is really a money saver. I will have to try the cereal bags and see if I have the same results with them

[NorthMussel]

Great idea Lynn, re-duce and re-use!



Can anyone confirm this?

I too would like to know if using old cereal bags has any harm to the food you store in it?

I was going to put some turkey bacon away but im unsure if i should or not.

[tink30]

Never heard of this, will have to try it out, thanks!

[Angela273]

Thanks for the reminder, I had forgotten about this.

[kerrylj]

To store heads of lettuce you need to bang the core on the counter and remove it and the lteeuce will stay fresher a bit longer.

I also cut the tops off my milk bags, rince them out, shake out as much water as I can and then toss them in my freezer. It will freeze the rest of the water and it will then shake out when I got to use the bag for store something in the fridge or freezer. The bags are great in the freezer because they are so strong. They beat the ziplock or other bags by a mile. You can also dry them out and store them in a drawer but I find this way faster and easier (yes I am lazy)

[MrsSunshine]

so what do you do when you have a 'stockpile' of bags. like 50+ OMG.. we kept shovin them in the drawer. holy cow we had to throw them out. way too many.

[avoncallingu]

I'm going to have to try this. Thanks to whomever for resurrecting this thread!