Freezer bags, on the other hand, are sturdier — and meant to be put in the freezer. You can keep your ice odor-free, store cereal for months at a time, and stash away portioned leftovers with ease.

While I haven’t found an easier storage solution, I did find myself with a few questions about which bags to use and how to use them, so I consulted some experts over at Ziploc to get the 411 on ...

Scoop portions of cooked rice, shredded chicken, or roasted veggies into quart-size bags, then press them flat so they can be easily stacked on the shelf in your freezer.

The final freezer bag of 2022’s whole tomatoes — the easiest preservation method of all, and how I weaned myself off the supermarket canned version — just became a weeknight pasta sauce.