Bulk Cooking: Save Time and Money!
I really want to start trying out OAMC, or Once a Month Cooking. Maybe not cooking 30 meals in one day {that seems like a little much}, but I would like to cook up a good amount of meals , so that I have some go to meals that I know I can throw in the oven and I am good to go! Without having to use something that is not so healthy or cost effective for my family!! Money Saving Mom, is doing a series on it right now, and since I am really trying to get started with doing this, I thought it was perfect timing!
Some tips to get started…
- Pick your recipes {I am going to work with 5}
- Write your grocery list {for like items, just make a tally so you know how many to buy}
- Search through your stockpile first, before the store. {this might influence your #1 and #2 so maybe do this first. I plan on looking at items everyone has been able to get cheap/free lately and use them first.
- Look at how you will store these items. If the meal is casserole like, it would be good to put it in a dish with lid. If it’s “meal parts” {ex. mashed potatoes and pork} could be stored in freezer bags. Make sure you have enough of whichever you are using.
- Plan your prep {prep all alike ingredients}, the order in which to cook, and then assemble.
So, interested in starting with me? Let me know in the comments, and if there is enough interest I will work up 5 meals we can bulk cook. With recipes, ingredients list, and steps to prepare, and next Saturday I will share them all with you. I think these 5 meals I will make double batches {so a total of 10 meals} Lets start there, and see how that goes….
Any tips, suggestions, comments?
I understand that this is not the first thing one would do on the road to living thrifty, first one would shop deals, start a stockpile, and then do this. And I have not covered in detail, how to do the first two {plan on it!} but this is calling me, so please feel free to ask any questions about ANYTHING if you would like! I will answer as best I can!
{A big Thanks to Money Saving Mom and Life as a Mom! They are the experts on this, feel free to browse their sites!}
I love big batch cooking! My only problem right now is i have NO storage space for that much food. But would love to have some recipes that could be batch made. Hope this helps in your decision.
I LOVE OAMC!! I would not be able to function without it! I work full time and it is so worth the one full day of hard work to reap the benefits from having dinner already made for 30 days. I highly recommend trying it. My favorite site is http://www.onceamonthmom.com
I generally cook in bulk. Working full time, I don’t have the time to prepare meals, so I cook in bulk and just heat up my main meal. Not only do I save time, but also money!