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Finding the Right Lids - Sunday 1st January 2015

I batch-cook and freeze a lot in individual portions, using those plastic tubs which come in packs of 5/10/100 etc that you buy in $2 shops. 500ml ones are good for most things, with 650ml ones for larger portions. The containers stack in the cupboard nicely, but the lids get thrown in a basket. Finding a lid to match a container can be really hard (I never realised how many variations on a 500ml container there were!). Yes you can buy expensive ones with colour-coded lids but there's no need. When you buy a new set of containers, take a permanent marker and put a cross on each lid and each container. Easy to match them! The next pack you buy, put another shape - I've used circles, stars, flowers. Whatever suits you! The permanent marker lasts through several dishwasher cycles and just needs re-doing when you think the marks are getting a bit faint. It's saved me a lot of time, and a lot of bad-tempered sulks as I fling lids around the kitchen crossly. PS "Couscous juice" is left-over casserole liquid which I put couscous in!
Contributed by Gabi Fisher
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