Freezing Ground Meat

I read about this on numerous blogs, including one of my favorites, Alicia's Homemaking.  Separating ground meat into individual 1lb packages makes life LOADS easier!

1.  It's cheaper buying in bulk.  I am now buying my meat from Sam's Club, 5-5.5lbs in a package.
2.  As a family of 6 (well, still 5 since baby doesn't really count yet) we have outgrown those smaller ground beef packages.
3.  It's so great being able to head to the freezer and grab the exact amount I need.  2 pounds for spaghetti sauce, 3 pounds for tacos, soups, ect.
4.  Defrosting is a jiffy now that the bags are flattened.  I often rarely forget to defrost in the morning and it takes about 5 minutes of running under hot water and they are good to cook!
5.  You have options for storage.  You can either lay them down in the freezer or "catalogue" them like books standing up once frozen.

Gallon zip lock bags, 11 lbs ground beef (Sam's Club) and foil laid out on counter to transfer meat over.

 I set up and open 11 gallon zip locks, then put 1 lb of meat into each bag.  I don't have a scale, so I just guesstimate.

 Take my rolling pen and flatten out meat...

 Make it as thin as you can, press air out and seal.

 Don't forget to date it!

 Here is my stack!  This took 10 minutes and SOO worth the time :)  Make sure you freeze them FLAT before arranging them in the freezer.  Now you are ready to grab and cook!