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Freezer bags plastic bags that are used to hold food that is going to be stored in the freezer. The plastic material it is made from is safe to hold food and safe for freezing.

The process of lowering the temperature of a liquid or solid to its freezing point. At this point the item becomes solid.

A reference used to describe food that is dried out and discolored because of an extended period in the freezer.

A cooking bag manufactured with heat tempered plastic enabling it to withstand the high temperatures of an oven.

The container must be freezer proof so that it will not crack or break when the content freezes. It must also have an airtight seal to prevent moisture loss and leakage, and to keep food from absorbing unwanted odors.

Developed to hold food items immersed in a liquid brine, Brining Bags are large clear bags that are made to securely hold the weight of both the food item and the liquid during the brining process.

A plastic bag used for steam cooking food in the microwave. These sealable bags have special slits cut into them to allow venting during the steaming process.

Designed with steel that can be easily compressed, this utensil squeezes the water and tea from tea bags after being steeped.

A cone shaped bag that has a small opening on one end and a large opening on the opposite end. The small opening is the decorating end that generally has different tips that can be interchanged to create different decorative shapes.

A cheesecloth bag with a closeable opening or a piece of cheesecloth tied with a string to close, which is filled with spices.

Made to improve the flavor of baked potatoes, this kitchen utensil is a unique tool for microwave baking.

A rice product marketed as a convenience food in which parboiled rice is sealed in a plastic bag. The home cook simply plunges the bag into a pan of boiling water and it is cooked for the length of time called for on the package instructions.

storage containers, food storage,

A piece of tied cheesecloth that contains herbs and spices. The cheesecloth bag is added to the pot when cooking stock, sauce, soup and stew for the purpose of adding flavor.

(Scientific Name: Tricholoma magnivelare) A wild mushroom often found in the pine forests of California and the Pacific Northwest.

(Scientific Name: Tricholoma matsutake) A wild mushroom found in the pine forests of Japan growing with a broad stem and an umbrella cap that may grow to a size of 10 to 14 inches in diameter, but is more commonly harvested when it is 3 to 8 inches in width.

Small in size, this variety of winter squash is grown to make homemade pumpkin pies and a variety of foods containing the flesh of this squash.

(Scientific Name: Cantharellus lutescens) Related to the Chanterelle family of fungi, the Yellow Foot is a small and very thin variety of mushroom.

A small to large oblong leaf, pale green to dark green in color (larger leaves are darker green), that are grown on fruit trees producing limes.

A method used to identify a variety of information regarding the contents of a package, bottle, carton, container or bag of food, such as ingredients, weight or nutritional information.