Batch Cooking: these two accessories will make your life much easier than you think

Batch cooking saves a lot of time during the week. Thanks to it, you no longer need to spend too much time in the kitchen while saving money and eating healthier. The problem is that it requires a lot of management, especially for storage throughout the week. Here is a selection of some very practical accessories to keep your delicious dishes better and simpler.

Masterseal storage boxes

This is the essential accessory for all self-respecting batch cookers: a series of storage boxes. There are many, but some make life easier than others. This is the case of the series Tefal Masterseal. Sold individually or in batches containing three different capacities, they stand out from the others first of all by their easy-to-handle closure system while remaining 100% airtight to preserve food as long as possible.

Their other strong point: they are made of glass and therefore also capable of going in a microwave that in an oven up to 430 (!) degrees. Just remember to remove the lid and all you have to do is slide it into the oven to heat up the evening menu. Once the meal is finished, they can obviously be put in the dishwasher. Count on less than 10 euros for a box, and less than 30 for a set of 3.

Tefal Vacupack Classic

If you need to keep food for even longer, freeze it or transport it in a minimum of space, you can go even further with the Tefal Vacupack Classic**. This time, there's no more question of box: here we're talking about vacuum-sealing your food. There is nothing better for longer term preservation. Finally, there is canning, but it is less practical at home.

The Tefal device is very. It's even the simplest way to vacuum seal food at home. Simple as three steps:

• fill the bag and place its open end in the vacuum sealer;
• close the lid and press the “Vacuum + Weld” button;
• open the lid and collect the packaged food.

Result: food is preserved up to 8 times longer. In the context of batch cooking, it is quite practical for storing cut-up vegetables that have not been used, or that must be placed raw when serving at the end of the week. If you need freeze meat or fishit's also ideal, and it takes up much less space in the freezer.

The device comes with a set of 18 bags of different sizes to cover all situations and you can of course purchase them separately afterwards. Count less than 90 euros for the machine and 11.49 euros for the set of bags. Enough to make life easier for conservation and avoid losses to save money in the long term.