Souper cubes?

[Anonymous]

I love mine!! I bought my first set in 2020 and I use them all the time. I have the 1 cup size and the 1/2 cup size. I batch cook and cook almost everything from scratch so being able to freeze things is essential to my whole strategy.

[Anonymous]

I use them, I find the one cup portions i use the most.

[Anonymous]

OP reviving this thread with an update (since perhaps it's relevant to winter cooking):

Bought the 2-cup souper cubes and I'm really glad I did! Overpriced for what they are, but I currently have 6 different kinds of soups/stews I can grab out of the freezer. Family of four and I've cooked things that served 8 and frozen half.

Definitely only useful if you're good about meal planning and cooking from the freezer. That said, they work really well and the portions store easily in ziplocs. So they save freezer space and you don't lose all of your storage containers to frozen stuff.

Don't think I personally would use the smaller sizes--I use old ice trays for things like herbs and lemon juice.

[Anonymous]

Because they are cubed, they remind me of the Jetson's kitchen.

[Anonymous]

I like my Souper cubes but have just been storing the food in them. A little concerned about the microplastics in the freezer bags but I guess I could wrap the frozen cubes in parchment paper first. What do others do?

[Anonymous]

What are you all using them for? Especially those who say they use for leftovers. My kids don’t like soup so just thinking of other ideas, besides pasta sauce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are you all using them for? Especially those who say they use for leftovers. My kids don’t like soup so just thinking of other ideas, besides pasta sauce.

Soups and stews

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are you all using them for? Especially those who say they use for leftovers. My kids don’t like soup so just thinking of other ideas, besides pasta sauce.

Beans

Rice

Somewhat soupy meat like pulled pork or chicken

Stew, or things with similar texture like curry or goulash

Mashed potatoes

Components of meals like caramelized onions or mirepoix

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I bought a couple last year.

They work pretty much as described. Food does freeze well in them and it is easy to get the frozen cubes out of them. I like that the portions are small so easier to pack for lunches or reheat for just one person's meal. They work well for liquidy soups; less well for chunky things like mac n cheese.

I personally just never remember to do that - and forget to them remove the cubes and put them in a ziplock so I can reuse the cubes for the next thing! So they are not really being used right now. Thanks for the reminder!

This is my experience as well. They work, but I forget to dump the frozen cubes in another container.

I do it when I make the next thing. I have a freezer in the basement and when I decide to make something freezable, I go downstairs and get the meat or whatever ingredients I have stored there and the cubes, that’s usually when I remember to transfer to the freezer bags.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like my Souper cubes but have just been storing the food in them. A little concerned about the microplastics in the freezer bags but I guess I could wrap the frozen cubes in parchment paper first. What do others do?

I've been making and freezing things a lot in the past few months. To prevent freezer burn I've been wrapping in parchment paper first, then pack the cubes into a ziplock bag, using a straw to remove most of the air. (I don't have a vacuum sealer and not sure I am that committed to the freezer concept).

I usually can wipe down the parchment paper and reuse it for another cube of frozen food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are you all using them for? Especially those who say they use for leftovers. My kids don’t like soup so just thinking of other ideas, besides pasta sauce.

It's been working great for pot roast, pulled pork, any kind of casseroles including mac and cheese. I use it for leftover plain pasta and plain rice, and any leftover stir fries. Pasta sauce with meat. Extra cheese sauce for a casserole. Mashed potatoes.