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Have you ever used your freezer to freeze foods other than the type that comes in little boxes and requires a microwave to heat up?

The Former Fat Guy Blog goes over a very informative and detailed list of how to freeze foods. He covers freezing specific vegetables, fruits, nuts, meats, seafood, and even pastries (who knew?). He even provides ideal freshness times.

For example, did you now that “Freezing meat doesn’t magically reverse spoiling. Make sure the meat is fresh to begin with.”?? Doh! No worries, friends, I don’t (really) do that anymore. *cough*.

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The other day I was preparing some pasta with mushrooms and peas for a friend. With two pounds of old fashioned white mushrooms to slice, I realized that my slices were uneven and slow. Though many of you may never have thought about slicing mushrooms and whether or not you’re doing it efficiently, Grubgirl does obsess about things like this. I did some research and came up with some tips on how to more efficiently slice a mushroom.

Egg slicer — For any of you that happen to have a hard boiled egg slicer gathering dust in your drawer, you can place a mushroom in there and slice the whole thing at once!

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A reader writes in:

Just read your latest blog. So I wanted to share this with you.
Hing Lung
El Zocalo
Sushi Zone
Old Mandarin
Wow, Old Mandarin totally surprised me with their score!

Yes, grubfans, you CAN eat in clean, sanitary surroundings and still get reasonably priced food. Oh wait…both Sushi Zone and Old Mandarin ran on the high end of my mid-range. Well, yeah, at least with Hing Lung, you can see that it may not be Mr. Clean spotless. :-p

This brings up another grub destination that I was planning on visiting, Go Go Cafe. But upon reading a certain review on Yelp that mentioned:

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Thanks go to Gomestic and their article on How to Store Your Food So It Lasts Longer.

Any grubgirl or grubboy knows that poor meal planning or poor leftover packaging can lead to a lot of waste in your kitchen…and I’m about you getting the most value from your food.

The key theme is to get airtight packaging for your leftovers, as oxygen can damage food, give it freezer burn, and make things ripen faster.

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