My qualifications to write on this topic are practical - I often cook too much and freeze frequently. Also, when I come home tired after a long day, I love defrosting a great dish or entire dinner. Truthfully, this post should be titled, “Do as I say, not as I do.” The hard part is not finding or learning the guidelines – it’s following them. I try to live by 3 freezer rules: Package freezer-bound food properlyDate and label packages before putting them in freezerUse frozen food within a reasonable time (we’ll get to what’s “reasonable”)